Occupational Therapist
Help children perform and participate in daily occupations such as play, feeding, and self-care.
Have specialized training in evaluation, assessment, and treatment of gross and fine motor development, oral motor development, feeding, self-care, and sensory processing.
Can address functional impairments related to tongue-tie and provide therapy to prepare the mouth and body for continued oral motor development, breastfeeding, and feeding.
Can provide direct intervention as well as serve as a coach to help families implement home programs into daily routines.
Work collaboratively with other professionals such as physical therapists, speech therapists, dentists, ENTs, chiropractors, lactation counselor, cranial sacral therapists, registered dietitians, and pediatricians.
What is a restricted lingual or labial frenulum (“Tongue Tie and Lip Tie”)
A congenital formation of the lingual or labial frenulum that restricts range of motion of the tongue or lips contributing to functional deficits such as feeding.
Symptoms of "Tongue Tie" or "Lip Tie"
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Shallow latch or difficulty breast feeding
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Maternal pain during breast feeding
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GERD
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Noisy or clicking during breast and bottle feeding
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Choking
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Constipation
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Excessive drooling
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Picky eating
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Poor speech intelligibility
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Sleep quality issues such as snoring, mouth breathing, restless sleep, bedwetting, grinding teeth.
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TMJ pain or dysfunction
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Headaches and migraines
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Neck tension
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Difficulty chewing and swallowing
