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I Spy with my Myo Eye...

Welcome to the “I Spy with my Myo eye” podcast. I am your host Brittny Sciarra.I am a certified orofacial myologist, registered dental hygienist, and life long learner.My goal with this podcast is to bring you up to date in current literature and expand your knowledge of orofacial myofunction disorders so that, together, we can get to the root of the problem! You ask, we’ll answer -By collaborating with true pioneers in specialties associated with the MYO world! Join me on this journey as we dive into the life altering world of tethered oral tissues and airway space. Let’s do this thing!

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Episode 83 ft. Annmarie DeMarco OTR/L

March 31, 2023 • Brittny Sciarra, RDH, BS, MAS™, COM®, QOM® • Episode 83

In today's episode, Brittny chats with her colleague, Annmarie DeMarco OTR/L. This is an episode you do NOT want to miss! So many nuggets of valuable information. Annmarie shares with us her specialty which is retained primitive reflexes. Annmarie and Brittny discuss the crossover they see between their client population and how working collaboratively can truly transform their clients lives. Annmarie shares her own research she has done with her own clients suspecting that almost 80% of the children in her clinic also have an underlying airway/sleep issue or is suspected to have an airway/sleep issue. Retained primitive reflexes are not just seen in children. They can also present in adults. Traumatic live events or illnesses can also cause primitive reflexes to become unintegrated throughout the lifespan.

Show notes:
Link between torticollis and ATNR reflex
Link between C-section births and spinal Galant reflex
Link between difficulty crossing the midline and ATNR and STNR reflex
Link between difficulty with balance and Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex

Book discussed: Disconnected Kids

Annmarie did NOT recommend the Bumbo to facilitate better movement.