JAW EXERCISES

Myofunktional Exercise  Collect ion

Application:

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This chapter gives a general description of a collective group of exercises and details which are sharing the here described facts. 

On our demand to conduct jaw movements our patients commonly will make great efforts to shift the upper jaw, the Maxilla.

The here discussed exercises should serve to mediate the physiological frame of movements (of the Mandibula) to the patients.

Contents:

The contents of the exercises are various.

There are manipulated exercises and function orientated ones, stretching exercises, those for the stand-by position, i.e. more static, and exercises for the mobility frame, i.e. more dynamic ones. As essential those for reducing the tonicity in muscle hyperactivity.

Detailed short information regarding the contents of the exercises is given in the 'List Of Exercises’ drawn up at the end of this chapter.

Materials:

Exercise specific.

Procedure:

- Previous exercises: For pre-exercises will be recommendable Hold-Exercises as SITTING-POSITION,   RESTPOSITION and BASIC-POSITION or at least the  ,L-M’-POSITION to attune the system to a harmonious muscle balance and the patient to sensing the relevant state of his organism.

-Starting position: Us such one of the before mentioned positions are recommendable, especially the RESTPOSITION or at least the ,L-M’ .

- Step-by-step-description:
This, as well, is to be found in the respective chapter.

-Timing: Exercise specific.

Characteristics:

The characteristics are, as described above, most different exercise specific and therefore cited in the below following list in note form.

Remarks:

The exercises presumably show stereognostic components which will be mediated to the patient as well mentally.

Discussion:

See paragraphs ‘Application’ and ‘Contents’.

Instructions:

LIST OF EXERCISES