Orthotropics / Mewing Video & Transcript (Patreon)
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Hey everyone,
Here's my new video on the importance of tongue posture for the proper forward development of the face. I had seen a couple videos by John Mew on "growing the face" and it was an interesting concept but I got really interested in it when pushing my tongue on the roof of my mouth helped with TMJ / temporomandibular joint dysfunction - something I've had since a teenager. Basically I tend to clench my teeth when I sleep and my jaw pops and starts to shift out of place if I open my mouth too wide.
Mike Mew's explanation was that, like most other muscles in the body, you need to have two opposing forces - biceps oppose the triceps, quadriceps oppose the hamstrings and so on. I clench my jaw while I sleep, so the idea is that my tongue pushing up on the palate would oppose that force. In any case, working on my tongue posture has really helped with that - much more than mouthguards.
Looking forward to any questions on comments on the video!
-Joseph