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This video is so important. The orthodontic profession is due for a reckoning. I had extraction/retraction work done as a child that left me unable to fully bite down. Keep up the good work Neil.
You can correct that, look into orthos capable of doing TAD assisted impaction or eruption along with invisalign. Depending on what kind of bite you have
Ladies & Gentleman, this here is, and I'm talking from own experience, the most valuable video regarding posture that was ever uploaded in the entire internet! What Neal explains here is the reason why almost everyone with chronic pain will always stay in pain for the rest of their lives and nothing works. It the puzzle piece that humans have been researching for thousands of years but never found. Thank you so much Neal, you're a legend! This fully aligns with tons of own researches I've done during the last years and finally I have the pieces together now. How damn lucky are we that there are non capitalist philanthropists like Neal who share their knowledge freely with us on the internet. There are no words to explain my gratefulness for this video.
Yes! At age 14 I had an orthdontist remove 8 adult teeth (4 wisdom, 4 molars), put me in braces, and I have been wearing a retainer ever since (over 20 years). This work basically froze my maxilla and mandible at a small size leaving me with a tiny arch, nasal breathing issues, and of course a small, retracted lower third of my face. I've recently started mewing and chewing mastic gum daily to attempt to mitigate the damage but coming up on 40 years old I think surgery may be the only option. To anyone who has kids, DO NOT EXTRACT. Focus on expansion!
I understand you. To this day i still remember the day they told me they were going to take the 4 wisdom teeth. And it made NO sense to me. As i had used braces with the "ring" on the 2nd molar. I was like: cant you at least take out the teeth that are all filled with holes (because i couldn't clean the with those rings that covered all the sides of those 4 teeth. ) Anyhow, i got retracted lower jaw.. But to this day i rather not go to orthodontist (had to get a root canal on one of the 2nd molars, cause they were un-cleanable for the years i wore braces)
I would look into and research non-surgical options such as Vivos dna appliance or homeblock that correct this issue. Maybe even MSE as that moves the bone.
In some cases extraction is necessary if they are mesioimpacted and causing misalignment of the anterior teeth. Also they can start to resorb the root of the 2nd molar. So removal of 3rds in SOME cases is mandatory. There are measures taken to prevent problems afterward such as socket preservation to prevent further osteoblastic activity.
First time I’ve heard someone so clearly explain and define exactly what I’ve been going through for 2 decades. Had camouflage ortho and extractions as a kid on top of condylar hypoplasia that formed as a teen. I’ve been told my whole life by countless practitioners that what I was experiencing was not real or that there was no connection between teeth, occlusion and the stability of the body. This connection always made sense to me and you have given me the language and knowledge base to speak up for myself and find the right people to help me heal. Truly can not thank you enough for this important work you’re doing. 🙏
Dear Neal, about 40 years ago as I was jogging with a friend, who was studying medicine then. I asked him, what the relation is between the teeth/jaws and the heels/soles, because I had felt a connection very tangibly and continuosly (it was grounding, which I was looking for instictively). He asked me laughing how long the roots of my teeth were. During the decades after I have never met a person who took my question seriously. Thank you.
Quite the same w me. Luckily I met a singing teacher who immediately understood and started to do exercises with me. It helped for the singing and posture:) In tiny steps but continually! I‘m taking lessons twice a month , have been for almost 8years now.
I'm in Australia, and apart from orthodontic work that messed up my jaw/bite, I'm perplexed by the fact no medical professionals (doctors, dentists, orthodontist, ENT surgeons) here have ever mentioned that I have a tongue tie. Even through the process of nasal surgery to help correct my breathing, the tongue tie was never mentioned nor addressed. Why are our "Specialists" so ignorant of core problems? Thanks for your efforts to help educate! 🌟
@@George-xb5ey Thanks so much; I started to look into it and then a multitude of other things in life need fixing, too, as always. I appreciate your response. Did you have the simple laser one?
@@jopalmer777 when I had it done. i was under total anaesthetic as I had 4 wisdom teeth removed simultaneously, i believe they snipped the tongue tie and stitched it in place that it should be. Good luck Jo!
@@George-xb5ey ahh, that was a smart way to do it! I'm amazed that no ENT specialists ever mentioned mine, otherwise I'd have fixed it years ago. Thanks again and good health to you 🌟
From an LMT in the PNW: People can be quick to have strong opinions about ideas that make no sense to them, especially in a health paradigm that compartmentalizes the human body. It's just simple ignorance. I hope you don't let it get you down. We need humility and curiosity to keep learning. I'm so grateful for your videos. This is next-level connectivity that has me interested in attending PRI courses. Thank you for intelligent content.
My man, you cracked all my health problems. I began being aware of my body and although I look perfect on the outside I can feel the very muscle and and skeletal diviations and I have begun correcting them out of sheer will power but today you proved to me scientifically what I have known intuitively all along. Thank you for that. I have a very slight crossbite and that has been the bane of all my suffering. Even to the position of my foot and calve size of my right leg. which affects by abdominal structure. which is related to my slight lisp. DAMN
Ur slight lisp and crossbite could be due to a tongue tie. Crossbite u need expansion to fix. Go see an airway dentist that works with a myofunctional therapist. If u have tongue tie, get it cut when the time is right
I recently had my wisdom teeth out on one side and now I can only eat on one side which makes me eat like an old person rummaging it around and I've so many back and neck problems now. Really feel wobbly on my feet as well I'm only 43!!
What I’ve found recently is a connection from a “trend” known as Mewing being a great way to not only help reconstruct poorly developed facial structure, but keep your mouth in a position where your molars are always slightly touching in resting position allowing for better teeth sensing, bringing back that natural sensing that many lose due to improper tongue position and having their mouth do whatever throughout the day. I have an asymmetrical jaw from an injury, but I think that led to my overall imbalance that I have with my right neck being stiff and over dominate left leg. I realized that I always tend to chew food with my left side more and had worst tooth sensing on my right side. After implementing mewing for only a week so far, my right side is fully sensing like my left now and I feel like my neck stiffness has reduced as well, alongside fixing my breathing as well. Hope this fix things in the long term
@@dencentbeatz794 when you touch your teeth together, not clenching real hard, but lightly. You should feel your molers, all the way to the back, top and bottom, touching each other. If you don’t, then there’s a nerve/sense problem that isn’t communicating the right signals to your brain that your jaw is in the right position.
I hv felt that, Anxiety, lack of presence, inability to hold focus(concentration), contribute to this instability. Haven't thought of it this way until i saw ur vid
I am always amazed by how you are able to explain these complex topics that are taught by the institute and simplify them so that the average person can understand and benefit from it. Very well done video. Keep it up!
I have dealt with this silent problem for many years. Chronic painful tightness, tingling pain and numbness on my right jaw, head, neck and upper back. Plus lots of chipped and broken teeth. I have gone to the dentist and the ENT and they say it’s TMJ issues and I agree in essence but then you are only sent home with advil and a warm cloth. After fruitlessly working on the areas directly (myofascial , deep tissue, trigger point) I finally found out it was my psoas and hip flexors but working on them has given me no rest from this chronic issue either. Using the rhythm to sync my hips and turn off the overactivity on my right side has finally given me some relief! Feeling even just some moments away from the constant pressure in my head and face means so much. I know I need a lot of work but it has given me some hope after dealing with this for twenty years. Thank you so much for your videos!
They are fixing symptoms without fixing the underlying issues. Go see airway dentist that works with Myofunctional therapist. If u are in chicago area, go see Inspire wellness dental
I love that you put this out. I struggle with lower back pain, neck pain, tmj, hip flexor tightness, hyper tonic pelvic floor and slight scoliosis. I learned to “stack” my posture, treating my Diastasis Recti, and learning to lean neutrally into the heel of my foot; all of sudden my expanding teeth gaps I bought aligners for, started closing on their own. My jaw strength and tmj has been mproving immensely. This not only took the strain out of hip flexors, my pelvic floor started to respond much better to my routine diaphragmatic breathing. Lower back pain, severe neck pain is subsided so much. I say this to support that the jaw is very much connected to all the other bodily issues and vice versa. At least in my case. It crazy that something is simple as posture and alignment does so much. Even the way i carry weight changed. My trunk is much longer and slimmer now. I had a pretty significant rib flare and anterior tilt before this.
You explain so well what happens to a lot of people that most doctors and physiotherapists don't believe. And you said it well, it is scientific but they don't believe. TMD robbed my life. I was a airplane pilot. As I rely on science, I looked for scientific litterature on the subject. I'm still shocked that most health professionnals who are an authority in knowledge work on a belief system rather than science and want to stay in ignorance. It's extremely dangerous for the patients. You explain EXACTLY all that I have ! Every single detail in my issue is explained in this video. The medical community really needs to question their system and find a way to integrate new knowledge in a madatory way like most professions with great responsibilities do.
As a physio I totally agree, the ideological/political response to covid was an eye opener. After subconsciously dismissing the possibility of wide-ranging corruption in my medicoscience world. Trying to respond with more integrity and keep my license is like tightrope walking.
Interesting. I began fixing my gait a few months ago. Pretty much got it fixed, but it took a lot of practice (and barefoot shoes). Recently, my jaw shifted forward. Like, it feels like it went back into place. My head sits more upright without trying. I knew the feet, spine, neck, and head are integrated, but the involvement of the jaw is a cool addition to my knowledge.
Lots of gait training and exercise videos on yt, but you'll want to assess yourself at least with video recording and at most with a PT or other specialist trainer...I might know a few ;)
I am convinced that army basic training somehow put me in the best shape of my life. And honestly, the music, stepping, breathing, looking, and posture, is all part of the formations and marrching you do every day. We have trained soldiers for our entire existence as a species, and cling to specifc training methods. So cool to see how they can actually help soldiers stay fit.
As a person with these issues, This man is 100 percent correct. I struggle with balance and hearing issues etc I notice jaw strengthening and proper teeth posture gives great relief. People he mentions in the comments back let this man spread his knowledge
This is precisely what's happing to me! After suffering for years from a neck dystonia, the dentist took not even a minute to file down a tooth that was causing the mandibular occlusion problem you're addressing here. I'm already 50% returned to a straighter neck from yesterday, and the dystonia is greatly relieved. Anyone with a neck dystonia, I recommend getting your teeth checked for this very thing. Thank you so much, I'm learning a ton about what to do and already getting relief from it!
Do you mean the Dentist? Because of Dr. N, I asked the dentist about an acrylic stint, and he looked at my bite to assess my situation, saw that I had a cross bite, filed down the tooth that was in the way of closing my jaws properly, and for the first time I felt my teeth meeting which sent new sensations to my neck. My dystonia isn't as pronounced and keeping my head up and neck straighter is suddenly easier. I still need a lot of work on my feet and gait, but I'm still flying from these improvements. @@ginny177
I had my wisdom teeth extracted before I was 14, I believe, and four more molars and semi-molars also extracted to create space for the rest of my teeth. I was on ortho visits and works for 5 years, five critical and key years from 12/13 to 17/18. I was able to play sports, but at 16 my back said enough and I had to quit sports for a year (which greatly improved my high school marks) and then I have been having issues and problems with my hips and back until 11 years ago, when I finally got a spine procedure that improved my quality of life by like 85/90%. Coincidentally, most of the mouth problems I have encountered through my life are gone. My last visit to the dentist was like 1.5 years ago, although I had a period of several problems in a period of 2 years a while ago. Also coincidentally, all my cavities problems are gone since I stopped using fluoride pastes, which is another story. I now wonder what my life would have been like had I not entered that ortho dentist with my parents when I was 12/13. It has been almost 40 years and still have bad memories of him, although the whole process was interesting for me at the time.
I do not do that either. Completely unnecesary. I do not use a fluoride paste but others with natural components and I just eat the basics in 90% of my meals: eggs, meat, fish, vegetables and fruits. My teeth are ok and clean.@@wesleyturverey
It’s crazy because the times I’ve found healing from these problems have been when I’ve been doing things to work on my jaw, neck, shoulders, back, hamstrings, glutes, hips, and foot positioning. I always felt crazy for noticing this and just would focus on specific parts. From PRI I know why that happens now. Now figuring out the right combination of treatment is what I need to figure out
Jaw dropping stuff! Incredible how I sit here & your explaining everything I’m going through.started seeing a practitioner in mid June,I’m right torsion,I’ve had 2 appointments & I’m making good/steady progress.just getting the rib flare down & getting proper breath into the posterior mediastinum/proper breath to expand rib cage has been incredible,things releasing/relaxing🙌.long way to go yet,but perseverance & the amazing info I’ve learned from you is all helping x
I had a brain tumour removed from my cerebellum at 4. It affected my eyes and vision. In response, it turned my right eye inwards, and I've had double vision up until this year. Im slowly learning to correct these issues that you are talking about. It is a massive recovery road for me.
I’m so overwhelmed by learning all this. Taking a step back, I have so many of these issues between the teeth, the diaphragm the posture instability, the feet being messed up, ribs twisted spine crooked. Jesus man I haven’t been able to diaphragmatically breathe for 3+ years. Now I have so many gastrointestinal issues and a stomach that’s pushing through my diaphragm. I understand what you’re explaining but I don’t know how to make progress with my body if all these things are effed up and are all contributing to each other.
This is my problem. I understand what he is explaining, but if you have multiple sources that could be causing it, I am not sure how we go about it. My jaw/bite, my vision, my feet are all off. Everything feels twisted and unstable. I can’t even wear pants because my ribs move around too much! I would go to a PRI provider if I had one in my area. I feel like I have exhausted all my options here.
@@brittanydavis3554when you understand it at an intuitive level, what to do will become clear. The fact that many systems are off is a good thing, as they are all intrconnected and shift states together. Then it's like a system of equations that you solve by using info from each equation to solve the others
Having experienced many teeth being removed, I'd say you are completely correct and it's only on reflection at my age now that I recognise the problems I have had could have been fixed a long time ago. But at least I am learning now. Thank you, I have found your information to be excellent and helpful.
I live in South Africa and was so sick, I ended up in hospital. My ENT couldn't pin my fever spikes but it started with right ear. I have also have chronic pain in left hand side IS joint. I tried Chiro, psyiotherapy, so many traditional routes and the pain was indescribable for a year. I stumbled on your channel two two week's ago. Iiam learning and intuitively feel that your experience, explanations - works. I am currently looking for a posture behavioural optometrist, dentist and ostepath to check my posture. We don't have a PRI practitioner here. Today I had discomfort, but not pain. Thank you so much. I am becoming so conscious of my body stance, eating, standing. You're a legend. 🎉
I watched one of your videos about two months ago and did one of the positions to reset my diaphragm and I was absolutely blown away. I could touch my toes after I haven't touched my toes in 15 years. Thanks so much for educating us on this topic it's incredible.
This is it, I think this man might be saving my life. Thank you sir, after a year of never ending pain I think the untreated temporo mandibular disfunction from my teenage was the root cause all along. I’m finally being able to feel the whole left side of my body again after forcing my left side teeth to touch each other. God bless you
My son has flat feet, knocked knees, anterior peltic tilt, high/tense shoulders and usually has his mouth open. It's all tying in together now. Thank you.
This whole thing is surreal. I have been meditating lately because I felt, phisically, off center. I was able to see it in my posture, even in my face. I have a terribly chronic neck pain, but I refuse pain killers, so, is very annoying. Today I was doing meditation exercises, feeling the pain, releasing it, and I felt like a liberation associated with a memory. Then, I come to you tube, and I find the video from Neal on that. I mean, have never heard of PRI before today. Then I watch this video, and MAN! I do have "bruxism", but also, in 1999 had a problem with my inner ear, 3 days at the hospital. And I can see my frontal teeth, down and up, clearly misaligned! Thank you for this video. Thank you Matrix for directing me to these videos. This is weird, I did not google this, it just appeared on my feed. Now, to learn and to heal. I am literally in tears of joy.
I've watched your content with a healthy dose of skepticism, but I have to admit many of these things are spot on! I was diagnosed with a slight over-bite as a child and I developed a forward head position+stiff neck+stiff jaw in my teens. These issues are all but resolved, since I've been aware of them and I've been actively correcting my posture for two decades. A few sessions of voice massage also helped me when I experienced worsening symptoms with nocturnal tooth grinding. For many years now I've had zero neck- or back pain, and am able to do large amounts of exercise and be very active without causing myself harm or over-use issues. I see many comments from people that have recently discovered a postural issue, but I thought it would be encouraging to hear from someone that has reaped the full benefits of posture correction.
This is exactly what i am suffering from. I can't believe that I have never heard of this before, but it fits perfectly with the problems ive been experiencing for the past several years. Thank you. I now have a direction i can go in. 👏
been battling for 8years with a tight neck, bruxism, shooting pain in the left ankle, right shoulder pain.. and this channel helped me the most, really helped a lot, managed to shift my jaw to centre from the right side, still figuring out how to sleep with weak diaphragm breathing
Hey so the midline of the bottom teeth to the right is fixable? I was scared that it meant by cranium was twisted and would mean I can't fix my issues. Also have you heard of buteyko breathing? Helps with diaphragm
This makes so much sense for everything my body has been telling me for such a long time which I have tried to describe to people but they look at me blankly. I have had problems with neck pain, cranio sacral issues, TMJ, tinnitus, left hip out of alignment and clicking in and out of the socket, problems with shallow and tight restricted breathing. Dentist always telling me I need to get some gum shields done but I have severe issues with over sensitive gag reflex so I cant have anything in my mouth without choking so he can't do moulds. I have said for ages I think all my spine is out of alignment. I have issues at C5/C6 pinching nerves, issues with disc bulging at that area and down near sacrum too. I get issues with clicking neck and shoulders, fibromyalgia and extreme tension in muscles on right arm and shoulder. Severe tension headaches and migraines. I have so many problems with cognitive processes, memories, speech and ordered thinking along with moods. Said to my husband I am sure why I have issues with grounding exercises and sacral chakra along with throat, heart and others all out of alignment and balance and struggle no matter what I do to try and rectify. Been to countless physios, corrective chiropractors, IMSK specialists, osteopaths. Every time they do treatment it reverts back to its old patterns again. My intuition has been telling me something wrong with whole alignment. I have overly straight neck on scans. I was thinking it was either result of whiplash and wearing a neck brace or sexual assault as a young person that has been coming back in small flashbacks recently. Everything you say in your videos makes perfect sense for me and explains why I just suffer constant problems regardless of the treatments in different areas. Had some Cranio sacral treatment where body started to naturally realign itself. Still have a long way to go, but this just makes me think yes, my body has been trying to communicate this to me, but I just had none of the words or the ways to describe it. My whole left side and eye is weak. Wish you were in UK. US Doctors so much more intuitive and better trained.
Thank you for these videos! Longtime Yoga/Pilates teacher and student here. Have recently been exploring fascia release sequences, which are a wonderful complement to my primary modalities. And now your videos are also a revelation.
Btw, I have an underdeveloped dental arch, abnormal swallowing pattern, out of whack jaw, and had all wisdom teeth out in my 30s. I’m almost 75. This video explains so much about areas of imbalance and restrictions that have influenced and challenged my Yoga posture practice over the years.
It's been three days I've been implementing your techniques .. it's all difficult but I'm going to keep going and already scheduled to see a pri certificated Dr next week.. thank you so much .. I really was desperate. Your doing God's work I swear
I have been crying the entire time I’ve been watching this and your video before this!!! You are describing EXACTLY what I’ve been suffering from for at least 6-7 years!!! I can’t sleep on my left side. I only chew on my right side. I have bite collapse -says my dentist. There are a few other things that now make sense!!! My left hip has been painful, stiff/immobile. I can’t turn my left leg out - at all, unless I hold onto a wall and focus and slowly control it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I moved to Florida from NJ last December. When I come back, I want to see you❗️🙏❤️🌟💯👍💥 God Bless You❗️ Donna Fasanella Port Saint Lucie, FL
THIS is so true to everything I am searching and finding. I have so many issues with breathing, and I didn’t notice it until I started learning meditation. I’m so excited to start practicing everything you are teaching.
This is an incredible video, so useful, so informative. I've been near sighted my entire life, 3 accidents to the jaw as a child, postural issues and chronic pain. Today my research led me here. Thank you.
Hi Neal! I'm a chiropractic student and I'm extremely interested in your work and learning how I can help people in a way similar to you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and making it so accessible
chiropractic isn't an agenda, it's a form of manual therapy, with a huge scope of practice that enables me to choose how i want to help people@@purifierphoenixthemecca
@@I_Ace I already know because I went through hell trying to fix it...... The tongue is suppose to rest at the roof of your mouth in a relaxed suctioned centerized manner, anything else causes disfunction. When the tongue is at the rest, its relaxes your whole body, especially your cranium and nasal passages allowing you to breathe through your nose easier. When the tongue is in its proper place the lower jaw will start re-aligning itself by either moving forward or backwards depending on whether or not you have a overbite or an underbite. When achieving neutrality most symptoms just go away, things like tmj, tension headaches, backpain, stomach issues, knee pain, etc...... As long as these issues werent caused by some random accident, it's acheivable within days to months depending on how messed up your mouth is. Go learn about postural restoration and biomechanics, everything is connected.
Totally True! Had orthodontic brackets for almost no reason when adolescent and since then have been struggling with all this issues. Thanks for enlightening on to this topic.
Watched all of your Left AIC videos and many of the others. Practicing proper breathing and correct walking. Feels like I’m on my way. We should teach this in grade school gym/health classes. Grandma was right when she admonished “Sit up straight!” and “Walk straight! Straighten up your shoulders.” Thank you!
Thank You for Great Knowledge. Im a book example of what You are saying. I needed 15 years of Chi Gong and last few years of deep breathing to fix it and i feel i need 15 more. For me as a singer all this problem You, sir describing became my nightmare. I stoped public performing. It's so good to meet Real Teachers. Thank You. 🙏
I developed a panic disorder after I did invisalign and they messed up my bite and I started breathing wrongly. Hips suddenly locked for half a year, too. This makes sense
I am experiencing a mild ache at the back of my neck after visiting the dentist for a root canal. I started to havebite issues because the crown was little taller which they later adjusted it . However, I have since developed pain at the base of my head where the neck and head meet, and my neck muscles have become stiff, affecting my breathing. As a result, I am now quite apprehensive about going back to the dentist.
@@Nightwalker25-m3ume too. They messed up my teeth by extracting a malformed one instead of aligning it with braces. I developed a crooked septum and also panic disorders because my upper palate is growing inwards because of this one tooth extraction, its putting pressure on my brainstem. I got tingling sensations all over my head.
@saifshaikh3191 i had the same thing. My neck / bottom skull area was locked and my head would spasm and wobble if I breathed in a certain way. Very awkward and uncomfortable. Constant tension headaches. I'm a meditator so while meditating I experimented with many different tongue/jaw/neck postures. Worked on relaxing my facial muscles. I even had tension around the area of the face/skull where some people engage to wiggle their ears (i stuffed strips of paper tissues into my ears, and the rustling sound signaled when my skull/facial muscles were clenched too hard). Eventually I found the optimal resting tongue position for my mouth, and I also practiced breathing in a way that my upper body is completely still, and only my belly is moving. I think this somehow reset some dysfunctional muscle group, and the tension headaches and head spasms gradually went away.
@AnnE-hw7ny I'm not sure what to do. My jaw has already popped about 2 times. Then second time felt like it just put my jaw out of its normal position.
I have a tongue tie that led to an insufficient mid face and a gnarly cross bite AND an overbite. And my entire fking life I’ve been called “weak” bc I would get motion sick incredibly fast. Horrible TMJ pain. And now I know why I’ve always been horrible at sport. My left side has always felt strong but nothing on the right side of my body works properly. I’m also suspicious that my tinnitus is related to my jaw issues as well For nearly 30 years EVERYTHING has been so much harder for me than my brothers and I’m just so sick of it. I’ve looked into getting things fixed and I just don’t have that kind of money. I feel so powerless. It makes me so anxious The one saving grace though, I’ve been able to exercise the asymmetry away in my flutes, hip flexors and shoulder. It’s not perfect yet, but I’ve noticed a huge difference in my neck and jaw. The issue is still but lessened. I hope this helps someone
I was issue-free prior to the following. I had protracted dental work (2019) that kept my mouth open too far for too long and resulted in injuries to all of the mastication muscles, but especially the left masseter. I lost left-side molar occlusion, unless my neck was extended (eg looking straight up from standing position). I experienced TMJ discomfort, including temporalis tension/pain. Gradually, through repeated release/massage, all but the left masseter (maybe left pteryogoids?) calmed down, jaw opened/closed in line, but no left-side molar occlusion, for which I was constantly checking by attempting to bite equally. Subtly/gradually, I noticed the neck muscles (SCM, scalenes, splenius) getting hypertrophic, compared to the right. I asked multiple health professionals about this - "don't know, they're not that big." At this time, I noticed extreme tension in the left trap (upper/middle) and splenius, resulting in multiple trap trigger points (left side) that caused tension at the base of the skull, which led to occipital nerve irritation that wrapped around my left eye and gave me slight left-side headaches when I bent over (increased pressure). I changed chiropractors and the new one laid blame at my loss of neck curve (xray confirmed) and prolonged forward head posture (working on it) that led to a low/no-mobility thoracic spine, all of which he's worked on since June (adjustments, stretching, etc.). My symptoms seem to be improving, with reduced headache, better range of motion, but things are still too tight in the left shoulder quadrant. Interesting finding on the xrays is that I have 2 minor spinal twists, 1 in the lumbar spine that goes counterclockwise, and 1 in the thoracic spine that goes clockwise - I assume 1 formed, and the other was formed to counter it so things stayed more or less equal, spine-wise. I have no idea if these are new, lifelong friends, or what, but I'm thinking about them anew in light of the material in this video. I had read other articles about the link between malocclusion and weird muscle issues, and the malocclusion started to improve, where it it would be in place sometimes, but not others (depended on state of neck muscles?), so, as the masticatory/other muscles seemed to have reached a point of stability and could/would not improve/change, it made sense to consider orthodontic correction to restore the occlusion and reduce my deepish bite, so I started with invisalign in June, as well. Since starting invisalign, the aligners seem to even up the occlusion (w/o force), meaning, as I sit and lightly tap my upper and lower molars together, it feels like "good" occlusion. Thanks for the helpful information, which confirms I needed to stop testing for occlusion, which was likely contributing to the problem(s).
Omg this makes SO MUCH SENSE!!! I have chronic neck pain, have a severe overbite or overjet, SI pain, now have pain in my left hip, plus plantar fasciitis! I’m only 39!!!! I don’t take meds for them, but it’s annoying. I’m slightly overweight but I exercise which helps. I always have said though that if my jaw was to move back I’d breath so much better!! And maybe my neck wouldn’t hurt all of the time!!
Well done and thanks! I asked my chiropractor where my hip troubles were coming from once and he told me it is top down. So teeth and jaws lead to it which is inturn led by my "thoughts". Less clenchy mouth, the better posture is the lesson I am taking away. In Vedic pranayama system, one is to observe the breath. It should alternate on both nostrils every two or so hours or be balanced. Just one nostril side being active all the time is to be sorted to various breathing exercises. This in turn influences everything "down" the line. Thanks again.
Wow as a chiro for 40 years I’ve always had a fascination with jaw and spinal connections. Personally my gate has been messed up, chiro care never changed that much. But going through extensive Rolfing beginning several years ago, I suddenly realized my after the cranial and occipital work I suddenly noticed I didn’t have to constantly concentrate to balance while walking. Suddenly I gained something I’d never personally experienced before. Your work is amazing!
I have learned so much from Neal's videos and appreciate them so much. I have been severely impacted by how much of a role the jaw and vision can affect the body. I don't want to make anyone shy away from using an occlusal splint as my experience is a testament of how much jaw position can affect the body, but I have been almost completely disabled after using a splint three years ago from a dentist who was supposed to be one of the best. I can no longer take care of myself, work, or do things I enjoy. I can't get on disability because no doctor is willing or knowledgeable enough to understand to sign off on it (even though they will diagnose me with things like abnormal gait because its pretty obvious I can't walk well now). This did not happen over time, it was after wearing the splint for a short time so it was not my posture over time that caused it. I actually don't have that much pain now, but it is a struggle to stay upright even when sitting and my body has lost all tensegrity. Unfortunately, there is not a PRI provider near me and there is no way I could travel. After this incident using the occlusal splint, I had to undergo 6 months of vision therapy because I had 10 visual diagnoses preventing me from using my vision correctly, but I fear that I may have trained my vision while my body was in the wrong place and now I can't get my body to go back to neutral. I wish I could have found someone that could have aligned my body first, but I had been suffering a year with no answers after going to many providers when I found the Neuro-optometrist. She has been so helpful, but dos not seem to have answers on if receiving vision therapy first screwed me over. I am not sure how I would ever train my vision for my body to be in the right place now if it is my vision causing my body to be misaligned since my body is being controlled by my vision, if that makes sense. I feel like I am stuck in a cycle. That is just one theory as I am not saying I can't get better, but I am wondering if that could be preventing it. I had been doing quite a bit better after the vision therapy and helping myself by doing things I found on RU-vid such as in PRI videos. It made me have hope that I could possibly get better. I had been having Invisilign treatment and it really helped while the rubber bands were symmetrical and pulling my jaw forward. I went into a downward spiral immediately after they changed my rubber band position to treat cross bite pulling my jaw to one side. I paused my Invisilign treatment although I really loved Invisilign and it was only helping me until this turning point. It has been a year since that happened and I have not been able to get close to neutral at all. I haven't been able to resume my Invisilign treatment. I don't know if I should start treatment again in hopes they can correct my bite, but don't really know if that is a good idea since the rest of my body feels so unstable and misaligned. My orthodontist felt like I should have my body more aligned before resuming treatment (but what if my bite is preventing my body from being aligned!?). I feel like I could be a completely functioning productive member of society if the right combination of things were treated (as long as having vision therapy while my body was in the wrong position was not that harmful), but I am not sure what to treat at this point or who could help me in Oklahoma. I have been to so many providers here who gaslight me and think videos like these are totally incorrect, when the information Neal is giving makes so much more sense.
Sorry to hear about your story, but what kind of occlusal splint was given to you to cause so many issues? I had a mandibular repositioning splint that caused a ton of problems on my end, and was bed ridden when I had to take it off.
@@vl86 Yes, my splint was a mandibular repositioning splint. Spent thousands of dollars just to end up in a way worse position. It sounds like you did as well. :( My dentist had referred me to a physical therapist that did manual therapy and they had actually made my jaw pain go away after one of my appointments so I was hesitant to put the splint back into my mouth after my appointment. I wish I would have gone to them before even starting the splint which is why I wonder if splints are the best way to treat this. I told my dentist how much better they had made me and the dentist told me to continue to wear the splint as I could be causing more damage to my jaw. Put the splint in my mouth for an hour and I have never been back to neutral since that time 3 years ago. I am not functional at all now when all I had before was jaw/neck pain. I went back to the same manual therapist 20 times in hope they could reverse it, but it only made me worse after that. Worst decision of my life to listen to the dentist and ignore my instinct to not put that splint back into my mouth.
Getting vision therapy may have increased the imbalance between your visual system and other systems in the body, for the time being. However, doing it wasn't a mistake at all, you simply need to allow everything else to catch up. I see you're too focused on addressing each problem separately, but that will only make things appear overwhelming, as every time you improve somewhere, the gap increases and everything else seems to be getting worse , in a vicious cycle. Instead, try to see your body/mind complex, with all the good and the bad, as a Rubik's cube. Everything affects everything else, and it will, at times, get worse before it gets better. Whenever you change something, try gaining an intuitive understanding of how everything else is affected by the transformation. Also, try connecting small, highly sensitive structures, such as those found in the head, to large structures, like the hips and the psoas, via the center. Good luck to you!
What type of splint was it? Like the one I showed in my video with the dentist in Dallas or was it designed to pull your jaw forward? We always do our best to get a client/patient as “neutral” as possible before introducing a splint. Essentially we want someone to have a cervical lordosis before doing anything dentally. If your neck is straight, and try to move the jaw, it can cause major problems.
I am currently recovering from a broken tibia due to a car accident. It’s been confusing and difficult to activate one side of my body for months. Difficulty swallowing, talking, breathing, loss of balance and muscle weakness persisted no matter how hard I exert myself during Physical Therapy. I started neck stretching exercises and I’m gaining my proprioception in real time. I’m gaining feeling back in my feet , toes and it’s becoming easier to breath and swallow. Movement has become noticeably fluid and pain from neck and back is at ease. Thank you for sharing this information, it’s a tool that I will use for life and I will share it with others facing similar injuries. Ones well being is truly priceless. Thank you, Dr. Neil for using your gift and knowledge to help others.
🤯Taining to be a pilates instructor as entry into the body movement industry (mostly because I want to understand the body but still make a living) and these videos are introducing me to concepts I could only access intuitively. Your knowledge and instruction are phenomenal. Thank you!
I am a retired dentist from Oz. British orthodontics is known as the worst as they go for extractions and braces to pull teeth back. Causes a million problems. I could write for hours about this. Sadly, some orthodontists are still working the old way. Mouth breathing with associated tonsil and adenoid problems leads to narrow faces. Poor air quality in the coal burning days in Britain caused terrible narrow, long faces. Look up Dr John Mew.
Due to childhood trauma, I haven't brushed my teeth for 20 years. My bite has been destroyed & I feel like I suffer highly from everything mentioned here. My most recent tooth being destroyed, was the one the pressure of my bite primarily rested on - and since it's been taken out it has thrown my whole body out of balance. I'm so glad to see someone addressing this stuff - even I won't be able to benefit from it - atleast it will prevent suffering for future people. It seems so obvious, as someone who experiences the pain it causes everyday. If I had the money I would 110% go to this guy over any other medical expert in the industry, to help me correct my postural issues. Maybe one day I'll become rich enough 😂
I've been doing it like 3 times a year + going to the dentist once or twice a year. In the UK the NHS is free and they will give you teeth clean and polish. Plus I have very good genetics. So i guess that's why. I've really gotta start brushing them lol@@jaron3048
Thank you so much for your life long dedication to the human body and posture. I wish I could thank you enough❤ I’m 35 years old. At age 12 I had a scoliosis surgery. And since then I had chronic back pain since. It sucks, and it hurt my growing body. Then as an adult I started physio, remedial message, and chiro. This helps so much with the chronic back pain. But I never needed medication. Then at age 34 I decided to straighten my teeth. I had a slight overbite, a slight cross bite, lower teeth crowding and a narrow upper jaw. So the orthodontist (good guy) installed a expander for 6 months, and then braces. As soon as I had expanders and braces I experienced excruciating upper back pain especially during the time of my menstrual cycle. I’ve never had this type of severe pain before and I wondered if it was a vitamin deficiency? Iron? But then I’ve never felt so much back pain in my life! Now after watching this video (thank you sir) I know the back pain is definitely linked to orthodontic braces. Which makes sense because my back pain’s been on going ever since I’ve had my braces in. So much that I’ve had to take strong prescription medication for my pain. I’ve never had to ever take meds in the past, not even post scoliosis operation for the past 22 years. Please respond to me I’d like to speak to you if you have any recommendations or concerns ❤
Well, you're all more resilient than I am apparently. Although I somewhat realized the issue was the jaw and teeth 10+ years ago, I figured what was needed to fix it, if it was even possible without "the world" just screwing me over again, just wasn't feasible. I never was going to have braces again and I had them taken off early to begin with. Not early enough. Mostly had full body burning pain, face especially, autonomic dysfunction, heat intolerance, digestive issues and brain fog. Culminating into what apparently only I could bother to put a name to, "Wallenberg Syndrome". Left side, right side face. Flat lower back, loss of cervical curve. So obvious compression. Basically going to sleep, going to another world at 17, waking up nearly 30, very difficult to accept. I don't even really care at this point. The body and mind are puppets, they're disposable. I should find freedom and some sort of peace in this, but I don't. Which means something within is still clinging on. Going to just use mind over matter, magic. None of this is even "real". I've repaired my eyesight at least. It does seem to work. I could comment on the content but there's nothing to really say. The medical-industrial complex has always been a scam packed full of the "mentally ill".
This is fascinating AF. I've worked in the fitness & holistic health fields for over 30 years and never knew about this. Recently discovered PRI, very interesting stuff. Makes sense. Thanks!
Finally someone who can help me understand what's been happening to me, 35 years after injury and 25 years of learning and working on my back and I could never work out how to fix my jaw and neck. I have felt close to good alignment for many years but it has always seemed elusive with my neck and jaw tension not responding. I have watched a few of your videos now and I am sure I can learn how to achieve proper alignment with your help.
Bro your videos are great, also i have this problem cross bite to the right. And can verify that this is all real, one piece of advice, never give time to the doubters in your videos. Keep making them and education the ones who appreciate your videos, we are your long term family. The doubters will watch once and be gone, keep up the good work, thanks for all your help!
Found this very interesting in relation to my severe neck pain with debilitating spasms and nerve pain through my arms & hands. Unfortunately I've had my teeth and jaw literally destroyed by the barbaric modern "dental" industry. I've known for some time the horrible pain I've been suffering is related to my teeth and I've had some experiences that are hard for most people to believe. After watching this I have to wonder if there is any hope for recovery for someone like me?
Keep in mind the tongue(tongue posture) influences the jaw and width of palate holding everything in good position. So keep a good swallow pattern and tongue posture. If u struggle with this, there are videos online but I would recommend an airway dentist that works with a myofunctional therapist because there is probably an underlying reason why u cant hold good tongue posture or swallow correctly...aka tongue tie, narrow palate, bit and jaw off. And those u must fix first and getting everything back aligned and then the tongue will do its job better
This is brilliant, everything makes sense it bley mind. Literally everything was related is crazy. PLEASE share craneo sacral exercises/postual exercises/jaw exercises to apply please!!! Instant subscription, you're amazing and all the research done is just wow honestly you're saving people with this information right here i can guarantee you
After having "no concussion" my eyesight went and after a year of vision therapy for my "no concussion" I woke up and couldn't walk. Bppv in both ears. Upon starting to fix this I couldn't hear and was then told I had tmj. Absolutely everything you say makes sense to me and the doctors I had knew less then my physical therapist. Scary world bc doctors write prescriptions. I felt every thing align that fed off of the previous thing that aligned. My brain is open to how much it does in the background now. I wake up and love everything I see and reaching for something and grabbing it the first time is an absolute joy.
I suffer the same thing. They are align and my teeth are slanted to one side more. The top and bottom teeth touch more so on one side then the other. It cause my face to be super asymmetrical.
After reading your comments, I am here to comment that I am the third person here with this issue. Yesterday my doc gave me a night guard but my jaw is slanted and I can't figure out what to do? I saw videos on naturally treating this. I hope that could work.
Very interesting. Just came back from orthopedist because of neck pain, x-ray showed nothing and doctor explained issue was probably due to tension in the jaw and irregular bite…! I think my phone heard the diagnosis and recommended this video.
Didn't expect to be up all night learning why my head is always tilted in photos (unbeknownst to me) but here I am. I appreciate your passion for knowledge, and especially teaching. You've got a spark in your eye.
Hi Neal, thanks again for creating so much digestible and important content. I’m still learning, still working with my PRT, and still making progress. 🙏
You are a legend Neal. Thankyou for continuing to work and share your knowledge. Its frustrating that to the average person PRI concepts are seen as some sort of a nutty conspiracy! PRI is nothing short of life changing once you feel that changes in your body! Traditional physiotherapy is so reductionist it makes me sad that so many people will have to spend their entire lives in these twisted states. Your channel changed my life. From a random suggested video of yours that sparked my interest on youtube, i have since been down the PRI rabbit hole. How different my life would have been if i didnt click that video! My body has never felt better and my mental health is stronger than ever! PRI IS EVERYTHING!🤣✊. Thankyou for spreading the knowledge! Joe, Uk.
It was the seemingly random RU-vid suggestions that have revealed the underlying causes of physical and neurodevelopmental issues that I've had all my life but no one else ever suggested I look into them. 1. Autism. I already knew about ADHD's effect on me, but learning about Autism -- "Well, ^that^ explains ev-er-y-thing!" 2. Chronic PTSD. I hadn't recognized that I was conditioned to anticipate and respond with hostility, even preparing defenses before imagined possible confrontations might come up. 3. Super Empath, and 4. Narcissism, within days of each other, revealed why certain people throughout my life behaved with a seemingly false front or why certain people seemed uncomfortable in my presence. I am also better equipped to identify manipulative, self-saving, and/or self-serving behaviors and to deflect and defuse manipulation. Now, 5. This topic of jaw issues that cause a cascade of ill effects through the whole being. "No wonder I tell my chiropractor that I feel like a Twizzler." Seemingly random...? Or is RU-vid getting smarter about what information will help us learn what we ought to know about our individual lives, health, relationships....?
Would you say that malocclusion is a reason for teeth grinding at night ? As in if people don't feel their molars, they might be "looking for them" at night especially if stressed ? I'm thinking that probably the grinding over time might be an attempt of the body to achieve points of contact, but it's a slow process that wears down the teeth we need to properly chew food. What do you think about that theory ?
That is actually interesting. That is probably the case. I grind my teeth and always had a bad bite. Could also be stress but that is an idea to be open minded too. Causation and correlation might differ but sounds logical and it could make sense
Your face is so straight man. My jaw has never released and straightened. Got diagnosed with muscle tension dysphonia and am hoping that the vocal retraining they do for me will help free my neck / face up as well.
I'm slowly going through your videos and every time I experience tightness returning I find you mentioning some new area and I manage to influence it to relax thanks to the things you're talking about. I also thought I might've been left-side dominant rather than right side, but on further inspection the left side tightness seems to be compensation for a right side dominance that I can't detect, as well as compensatory rib cage breathing from an ineffective left diaphragm, so I'm probably closer to a PEC pattern, though not so severe that I'm always locked in it, and I'm just habituated to stand on and use my left side over my right side due to being left-handed but underneath it's still left AIC. I'm concerned that I'll never be able to get to the root cause however. I had braces as a kid, my vision is pretty bad and glasses don't help, my cervical spine is probably pretty straight, which means forward head posture and that I can't swallow very well when my head is back, and I probably have a narrow palate and a small but noticeable tongue tie causing tension. My molars on both sides do touch, just not the very back ones and there's a slight left side bias. The tension started around 6 years ago and just stayed, but I'm able to still experience full release of the tension sometimes, I just can't reproduce it. Due to where I live I'd have to go out of country to a PRI PT in Germany and financially that's just not an option and might not be for a long time. How important do you think it is to seek someone who knows PRI when tightness is only a near-constant rather than a locked state, and seems to be something I can influence, even though most days I don't succeed? I don't experience a lot of pain outside of frequent headaches, but the tension, poor breathing patterns, the ears ringing, and the disorienting double-vision is uncomfortable enough that it prevents me from benefitting from meditation or yoga, and even regular exercise.
I’ve noticed this issue in me for years and people thought I was exaggerating. I have a mal occlusion and my lower back on one side is starting to hurt chronically. I recently got braces to “fix” the mal occlusion or so my teeth can “look” straight and shift to the center - I’m an actress so watching myself on camera, the teeth REALLY BOTHERED ME them being sideways. I exercise, yoga, dance etc. as a kid I used to get a lot of headaches in the temples and the orthodontist had told me I should get the headgear - I complained as a teenager, so my parents got lazy and didn’t push it much at all actually. Wondering if I have a solution? My neck is forward a bit and I have been sleeping without a pillow lately to straighten the neck in the back.
As a mature woman with back trouble, I suggest getting a spine X-ray. As you age, if your back gets worse, you will have a base line X-ray for comparison and a time line of changes. I agree that neck and jaw tension can affect performances for musicians. Have you read about the Alexander technique?
Perfect timing! I had an emergency craniotomy in 2020 to remove a right side tumor. Since surgery there’s a tremor in the left jaw. I was previously left side dominant. Now I never stand on my left foot. I also shift my lower jaw to the right to stop the tremor. Also can’t dorsiflex left ankle sufficiently. The corker is that 2 weeks ago I had a bout of vertigo, now stabilized but I had about 80% hearing loss in left ear overnight. I keep telling the doctor it’s a mechanical/ nerve problem and not an auditory problem (left ear is numb). He recommended hearing aids. AARRGGGG😳
Look for how to align your posture, maintaining the spine in neutral position, which will correct the posture of your hips/jaw, and stop neck breathing.
Wow, that’s amazing! Thanks for sharing this information. After living almost 70 years, I’m learning how important our teeth and jaw are to our general well-being and pain that you’d never dream had anything to do with your neck and jaw. It’s surprising! ❤😊
I currently have a splint. He is 100% correct with everything he says. I know from the improvement I have experienced from the splint and physical therapy to retrain my body. The jaw impacts everything from head down. I wish the traditional medical field would pay more attention to this! This is root cause.
You said you did expansion of the maxilla. What was the exact device that did this called. This is a vital piece of information as there are multiple devices that 'expand', some of which can have adverse effects and make things worse.
I would also like to know this. There are some really bad reviews about certain expansion techniques online. Jaw hacks has a channel where he discusses this
Would you ever recommend jaw exercises themselves?? My diet has changed to softer foods and I've applied some of your techniques and feel it works but quickly reverts. Lifting/exercising 7-12 hours a week for months and going to PT now.
Are you familiar with “mewing”? Any thoughts on Dr Mews work? Also I’ve recently started ‘mouth taping’ for sleep apnea, and I’ve been amazed at the effect on my breathing and bite alignment. Have you ever tried this yourself out with clients?
@@jenni.getstrongxo I first heard about it on a channel called “essential craftsman” Its about as simple as it gets: tape your mouth shut before you go to sleep. I recommend Nexcore tape from 3M. It has really improved my sleep and also helped reshape my mouth and tongue so my tongue rests on the roof of my mouth.
This is so fascinating. As a yoga teacher I am very interested in posture imbalances and this is really interesting to me. To see how I could learn more about this and how to help my students’ posture.
I will say I noticed a lot of weird things after I got braces at 15-16 or so, and also started going to the gym. Around 18-19 I noticed my hip was hurting a bit when I walked, and then I started wondering what was going on with my posture in general and found out it was messed up. Since then my life has sucked and I’m about to be 36 now. I wonder how much was due to the jaw being messed with. I probably did the most damage from the stupid gym because I didn’t even know proper form was a thing. Anyway it’s to bad I can’t fix it now because I’m broke and can’t leave the house because of really bad anxiety attacks. I hope I can figure out something to do at home to naturally improve myself from this kind of information. If not then whatever.
Although it seems as if you can never recover your body is infinitely more capable of healing itself than you think. Your words, thoughts and beliefs are all playing a part in how you are at this moment. Check out the work of Dr Bruce Lipton and Dr Joe Dispenza as well as Neil's work. I practice a form of remote osteopathy that allows bones to return to their original shape. Believe that you can recover and you will.
@@tinahyde5814I think it also comes down to a will to live. I don’t have a will to live because I don’t see the point of a life that makes no sense. We end up losing everything in the end and on any given day something can be taken from us for no reason at all. Like my cat for example, two days ago he disappeared and now I’m losing weight and feel sick. That’s after losing my other cat 2.5 years ago and just beginning to feel “over” it on a physical level. Then my dad also died this year and I mostly remember all the horrible things he said to me through my life and questioning why. Then I’m also dealing with the trauma of all the suffering I have felt in my body that has led me to becoming stuck in a fight or flight state. Losing the one source of comfort (and a great one) makes me feel like I’m up against something that I’m not capable of defending myself against, and it’s capable of doing whatever it wants to ruin me. So, what’s the point? And if I say these words what will happen? 99% of people won’t relate because they are so scared of what I’m talking about that they will fight what I’m saying even though it’s true. No one except a supernaturally protected person can avoid the pain of life. If you fell into sin then you will pay for it your whole life and live in fear of how God will deal with you on judgement day. Sin is very easy to fall into. I thought I would never fall into it but guess what I did. Even when I wasn’t, even as a child, I still had panic attacks and felt cursed. So why would the body heal itself when it knows this? I live in constant terror until the day I disappear. No?
Hey man, from all this.. what would you recommend to a 26 year old to prevent this physical condition from getting worse, or improving it? I got 24/7 vertigo, ear pain from my TMJD for 3 years already
I have a cross bite, lost my lower left back molar 3 years ago after the root canal in it failed. At first, severe jaw pain, then neck, then over 4 years chronic widespread body pain and even neurological issues. All symptoms of MS, but don’t meet diagnostic criteria. After much research I’m learning it’s my jaw. Seeing a specialist in SC that is going to make me a dental orthotic to balance my jaw.
Hi Neil, appreciate your content ! Currently going through some discomfort , quick history : 2014 Austin Bunionectomy on right foot, slight open bite, now experiencing frequent tension headaches, right side jaw clicking , neck pain and hip discomfort. I’m not sure where to start , pri specialist, airway/functional dentist or a gait specialist. Do you have any recommendations? Appreciate your thoughts on this , thanks!
The importance of this talk cannot be underestimated..... there is an entire pandemic concerning malocclusion of the teeth and postural displacement world wide.....all of this I know to my cost. This talk is a revelation. So much back pain, hip pain, foot pain, head pain and neck pain are linked to malocclusion in the mouth causing dreadful posture.
