LOOKING FOR 7-14 Girls HS VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS "preferably" from "one team" to participate in an evaluation of a New Mouthguard-Device which is a Hybrid wrt to a MORA Splint Appliance and a MOOO PRI Splint Appliance.This appliance is based off of a November 2020 British Journal of Sports Medicine Article:
to look at specific data for this project:
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1. Can a Mouthguard-Device change: an Athlete's Skeletal and Muscle Physiology as well as Airway Dynamics to Improve Athletic Performance or at least Not Hinder performance
2. Any positive and/ or Negative Results Related to: Muscle Strength, Stick Grip Strength, Foot to Ground Platform / Core Balance, Flexibility and Better Stamina and Endurance ( especially during the last 10 minutes when most games are won or lost)
3. Mouthguard-Device Compliance:
Want to wear MG, Retentive Fit, Not Chew On It, Allow Hyration, Can Breathe,
Will Not Dislodge Upon Impact, and
Does Not Interfere with Speech
4. Can after you have trained, prepared and have played with your current mouthguard: Whether our new Mouthguard-Device could actually Improve Your Performance another 1-3-5 % besides making you Safer with Respect to Traumatic Dental Injuries
What can it mean for a Field Hockey player?
Playing Field Hockey
at your optimal
"Fixed Jaw Position"
Can improve
Better Grip Mechanics
Better Swing Mechanics
Better Stance Mechanics
Better Hand-Eye-Bat-Ball
Coordination
Hit Ball Harder
Continue to Read Below!
Our Basic Idea is to Change the Skeletal and Muscular Physiology and their Airway Dynamics to Improve their Performance
We can only improve an athlete's performance if he/she has dysfunction in his/her Head and Neck and Occlusion that we can see as a result of Body Asymmetry and Forward Head Posture
Where do we start this process
1. We know what it looks like when your posture is out of wack and you have dysfunction in your neck and occlsion (your "bite")
2. If you stand in front of the athlete, he/she is a good candidate for this project if you will notice at least 2 of the following:
For a Right Handed Dominant Athlete
1. Head is Not Centered over Spine
Head is Tilted to the Left and Forward
2. Has a Rounding of Shoulders
3. Right Shoulder is Lower than Left
4. Right Hip is Higher than Left Hip
5. Right Knee is Higher than Left Knee
6. Rib Cage is Not Symmetrical (This decreases lung capacity and negatively affects Stamina. A decreased lung capacity also decrease oxygen to the brain. This decreases an athltete's ability to concentration and focus under stress.)
7. This Body Asymmetry, Vertebral Mal-Aligment Hinders Athletic Performance
8. FHP or Forward Head Posture
a. FHP increases the workload for the many muscles attached to the cervical spine.
b. For every inch your head moves forward it gains 10lbs in weight and can add up to 30 lbs in weight as far as the muscles
in your upper back (SCM Trapezius
Latissimus Dorsi} and neck are concerned.
c. FHP and Breathing:
1. FHP in conjunction with a dysfunctional "Bite" can pull the entire spine out of alignment and may result in the loss of 30% of lung capacity because forward head posture greatly influences respiratory function by weakening the respiratory muscles.
9. What are the dental ramifications related to these issues? Is there a Dental Midline Shift, Crossbite, Overbite, Underbite, Past History of Orhtodontics,Tooth Crowding, Tooth Clenching etc.
10. Is there any TMJ Dysfunction due to FHP?
11. A Great Athlete Compensates for this by Adaptive Mechanisms which Kicks in and without Knowing to Compensate the Neck starts coming Forward. Again, we are back to the FHP Forward Head Posture Issues
HOW DOES THIS MOUTHGUARD PROJECT HYPOTHOSIS WORK:
IF AN ATHLETE HAS
CRANIO-MANDIBULAR-CERVICAL
(HEAD-NECK-C SPINE)
(OCCIPUT-C1-C2)
ISSUES (AS A RESULT OF WHEN THE BITE IS INHIBITING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HEAD & NECK POSITION)
BY USING A MOUTHGUARD TO MANAGE OCCIPUT TO CERVICAL VERTEBRAL POSITION CAN WE ALTER SKELETAL AND MUSCULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND AIRWAY DYNAMICS TO GIVE THE ATHLETE
BETTER VERTEBRAL ALIGNMENT
BETTER MUSCLE RECRUITMENT
BETTER OXYGEN / CARBON DIOXIDE
EXCHANGE
AND AS A RESULT OF THAT
CAN WE IMPROVE THE ATHLETES
STRENGTH
FLEXIBILITY
BALANCE
RANGE OF MOTION
STAMINA AND ENDURANCE
DURING GAME TIME EXECUTION
We use a combination of a MORA TMJ Appliance Theory and a PRI MOOO MANDIBULAR OCCIPITAL OCCLUSAL ORTHODIC Splint Appliance Neutral Theory Positioning Incorprated into a Type III Mouthpiece taking into consideration:
Your Age: It works best we find if you are at least 16 1/2 years old
Dental Occlusion
TMJ
Body Asymmetry
Muscle Recruitment
Cranio-Mandibular-Cervical Relationship as it relates to Posterior Rotation of the Cranium and Forward Head
FINALLY:
READ AND WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS
a. REMEMBER THE MOUTHGUARD IS THE ONLY
VARIABLE IN EACH EXERCISE
b. THE MOUTHGUARD IS WHAT IS EFFECTING THE
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
How important is Skeletal Alignment as it affects the Muscle Physiology of an athlete to help her perform better?
How Important is BETTER Vertebral Alignment to an Athlete?
How Important is FHP in Conjunction with a Dysfunctional "Bite" for the Athlete?
WATCH BELOW and SEE WHY it can be important.
A Mouthguard Is the Only Variable In Changing Her Skeletal and Muscle Physiology!
How Important Is Strength To An Athlete?
Is A Stronger Athlete Better Than A Weaker Athlete?
How Important is BETTER Vertebral Alignment to an Athlete?
How Important is FHP in Conjunction with a Dysfunctional "Bite" for the Athlete?
How Important is FHP in Conjunction with a Dysfunctional "Bite" for the Athlete?
How Important is Breathing To An Athlete?
We Will Control Your Airway Space Opening Through Our Mouthguard So That We Can Help You Breathe Easier Thorughout The Game. So When You Need To DIg Deeper During The Last 10 Minutes When Most Games Are Won Or Lost You Will Have An Advantage
How Important is BETTER Vertebral Alignment for an Athlete?
How Important is FHP in Conjunction with a Dysfunctional "Bite" for the Athlete?
How Important is FHP in Conjunction with a Dysfunctional "Bite" for the Athlete?
With respect to this Mouthguard project:
To Give Athlete A Competitive Edge
Playing At Your Optimal "FIXED JAW POSITION"
Goals: "With Mouth Device As Only Variable"
1. Can we Visually Alter the Athlete's FHP and Postural
Chain for Better Vertebral Alignment and
Muscle Recruitment
2. Can we Make a Player Stronger Functionally and More Mechanically Efficient
3. Can we Improve Athletes
Body Symmetry - Vertebral Alignment
Grip Mechanics - Stance Mechanics
Balance Foot to Ground Platform
Swing Mechanics - Flexibilty
Hand-Eye-Ball Coordination
Hit Ball Harder
Hit Ball Farther
!!!!!!VERSUS THEIR CURRENT MOUTHGUARD!!!!!!
4. Does the Athlete Want To Wear the Mouthguard?
5. Are Mouthpieces Devices Results - Placebo or Real?
6. Does Athlete has any Positive or Negative comments
about wearing the Mouthpiece Device?
7. Do you feel your Performance Improved by 1-2-3-5% or Hindered your Performance
Thanks for listening
Dr Portnoy
Procedure For Mouthguard Study:
1. If you are under 18 yo you must be accompanied by a parent.
2. You must fill out a Health History.
3. Be pre-tested to see if you are a good candidate for mouthguard.
4. Attend a short lecture about why and what we believe you will experience with respect to skeletal and physiological changes in your body that may occur
5. Oral examination followed by dental impression of your upper teeth (However, your family dentist can take the impression and mail it to me also)
6. Return within 1 week
7. Return for equilibration of the new mouth device once it is fabricated. Photographs of mouth device positioned in and out of mouth as well as documentation displaying exercises related to changes in muscle strength, breathing dynamic, flexibility and balance.
8. Testing criteria with or without your current Boil/Bite mouthguards
9. Leave with mouthguard.
10. Fill out questionaire evaluation form and return it after season is over.
11. You give Dr Portnoy the right to show any of the above with and without mouth device for lecture, demonstration and educational purposes only.
10. There is no cost for participants.
11. You may opt out of project at anytime: If device hinders your play; You prefer to go back to wearing your old mouthguard; Or just want to return mouth device.
12. There are no financial costs to participants.
13. Team must Elected Parent as Liaison for Dr Portnoy.
IF INTERESTED CALL 508-366-1700
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