Services

How does therapy work?

Call/Text to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Book a 1.5 hour evaluation
Schedule 45 minute telehealth or in home treatment sessions
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Facial Neuromuscular Retraining

Do you have facial nerve damage, paralysis, and/or synkinesis making you feel sad and embarrassed about your face? The good news is, you’re not alone! Our team has experience treating these exact problems. We will strive to help you:

Increase desired movement
Reduce tightness
Decrease undesired movement
Feel better looking in the mirror and taking pictures
Correct crooked smiles
Improving slurred speech
Stop drooling when drinking

Calll/Text to see if FNMR is right for you!

*More info below

Dysphagia (Difficulty Swallowing)

Do you experience...

coughing and choking with meals
food sticking in your throat
liquids going down the wrong way
unintended weight loss
recurrent upper respiratory infections or pneumonia

These problems are extremely isolating, but the good news is we have treated a wide variety of patients with similar concerns. Face Forward Therapy can provide you with exercises and strategies to help you swallow with more ease. You can go to your next family dinner without coughing until you are red in the face. Save yourself the embarrassment and family concerns. Schedule today!

Dysphonia (Hoarseness/Voice problems)

Do you have trouble:

Speaking loud enough
Maintaining the same voice quality
Producing a voice that sounds like your own
Talking for long periods of time
Pain in/around your voice box

These are common concerns with voice problems, but there are techniques and strategies to help. Call/text today for a free consultation.

More on Facial Neuromuscular Retraining

Diagnoses resulting in facial paresis or paralysis

Bell's Palsy
Ramsy Hunt
Lyme disease
Facial nerve trauma
Acoustic neuromas/vestibular and facial schwannomas
Parotid tumors
Eclampsia/Third trimester pregnancy
Trauma (typically skull base and fractures)
Iatrogenic (e.g. dental surgery or face lift)
Congenital facial palsies
Bilateral facial palsies
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome

Diagnoses that are not appropriate for this treatment method

Any problem that occurs at the level of the brain including, but not limited to...
Cerebral palsy
Stroke
Traumatic brain injury

Timing

If you were recently diagnosed with a facial nerve disorder, the sooner you can book an appointment the better. Up front education will help guide you through your weak phase and set you up for future success.

So if you are 10, 15, or even 20 years out from a facial nerve disorder is it too late? Definitely not! If there is movement in your face, I will help you optimize it to improve functional outcomes. If there is not movement, we will discuss alternative options to help you improve symmetry.