IF THE ATHLETE HAS FORWARD HEAD POSTURE  

YOU WILL NOTICE THE FOLLOWING:

HIS HEAD IS ARRIVING BEFORE THE REST OF HIS BODY

HEAD WILL BE FOWARD AND TILTED TO ONE SIDE

HIS SHOULDERS ROUNDED

ONE SHOULDER LOWER THAN THE OTHER

ONE HIP LOWER THAN THE OTHER

ONE KNEE LOWER THAN THAN THE OTHER

IF THERE IS DYSFUNCTION IN HEAD AND NECK THEN IT WILL SHOW UP ELSEWHERE IN THE BODY

GOALS OF THE MOUTHGUARD IS TO:

1.   PLACE THE JAW IN A REST POSITION 

2.   CHANGE THE SKELETAL AND MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ATHLETE BY:

            A) IMPROVING VERTEBRAL ALIGNMENT

                                     TO ALLOW 

            B) BETTER MUSCLE RECRUITMENT

            C) CHANGING AIRWAY DYNAMICS TO IMPROVE  
                         OXYGEN-CARBON DIOXIDE EXCHANGE

3.   TO MECHANICALLY CORRECT

       HIS FORWARD HEAD POSTURE

       TO BRING INTO BETTER ALIGNMENT 

                                                          (FROM TOP DOWN)

       TO STRAIGHTEN-OUT 

HEAD-NECK-SHOULDERS-SPINE-WAIST-HIPS-KNEES 

YOU WILL NOTICE: 

1.  HEAD MORE CENTERED
2.  SHOULDERS SQUARER

3.  TRUNK ALIGNED (Neck- Diaphragm)

4.  HIPS - KNEES ALIGNED 

        TO GIVE THE ATHLETE 

           a. MORE POWER 
           b. MORE FLEXIBILITY 

           c. MORE RANGE OF MOTION 

           d. IMPROVED CORE BALANCE 
           e. IMPROVED STAMINA AND ENDURANCE 

4. PERFORMANCE ENHANCE GAME TIME EXECUTION 

            a. ON-THE-FIELD  ON-THE-COURT  ON-THE-ICE

            b. DURING CRUNCH TIME

                    WHEN MOST GAMES

                    ARE WON AND LOST
 

A STRONGER ATHLETE IS BETTER THAN A WEAKER ATHLETE

A MORE FLEXIBLE ATHLETE IS BETTER THAN A LESS FLEXIBLE ATHLETE

AN ATHLETE BREATHING MORE ECONOMICALLY THROUGHOUT THE GAMES WILL HAVE MORE STAMINA AND ENDURANCE AT CRUNCH TIME THAN BEFORE THE MOUTHGUARD  

NO LONGER LOOK YOUR OPPONENT IN THE EYE BUT LOOK IN THEIR MOUTH IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PERFORMANCE ENHANCING MOUTHGUARD IN THEN

IT IS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE  

THANKS FOR LISTENING

DR PORTNOY

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