Ep. 39: "Breathing, Fascia, Tongue Tie, Tone, & the Vagus Nerve With Physical Therapist Gregg Johnson"

Get ready to have your mind blown! 😲 Gregg Johnson is best known for his identification of the need for Physical Therapists to 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 and the development of the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 in 1980. 
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This interview with physical therapist Gregg Johnson is packed with insights about how your airways impact your overall health. 😮 He explains that many people lose their natural diaphragmatic breathing patterns due to stress and modern habits. 😫 But there is hope! 💪 Johnson details how to 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲 🔑. He also highlights the importance of the 𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 and the 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 for health. 🧠 From breathing to digestion to sleep 😴, it's all connected.  You'll learn about the 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐚 💪 and how it all ties together. Plus, the 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 👅 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 may surprise you!
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𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆:
✅ The role of 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐚 💪, how it's connected throughout the body, and what it means to treat fascia.
✅ How 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 (FMT) can address mechanical, motor, and control dysfunctions. 🖐️
✅ How to 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 and why someone may not be a good diaphragmatic breather.
✅ The 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 and the role of the 𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞.
✅ The impact of 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 👅 on breastfeeding, development, and core stability.
The difference between 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 and 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡, and how you can impact them.🏋️‍♀️
✅ The two types of 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, and why the posterior tongue is so important. 👅
✅ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐲𝐨𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 to get a person to breathe better while sleeping.
✅ Why a "six-pack" is not good for 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. ⚠️
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𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕-𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎!

ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Gregg Johnson, PT, FFMT, FAAOMPT is a 1971 graduate from the University of Southern California School of Physical Therapy.  Following PT school, he was accepted into a one-year Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) residency with the systems developer Maggie Knott at Kaiser Vallejo Rehabilitation Center.  He remained at Kaiser as a senior PNF faculty for six years.  During his time at Kaiser Vallejo, he began his extensive study of Manual Therapy approaches, including Maitland, Norwegon, Cyriax, and alternative approaches such as Rolfing, Feldenkrais, Tragger Work, Alexandar Technique, Aston Patterning, and Hellerwork. Mr. Johnson is best known for his identification of the need for Physical Therapists to integrate treatment of the facial system into manual therapy and the development of the first Soft Tissue Mobilization course (Functional Orthopedics) in 1980. In addition, He utilized his extensive background in PNF to adapt standard manual therapy techniques of Joint Mobilization and develop the dynamic techniques of Functional Mobilization™ and Resistance Enhanced Manipulation™ (REM) techniques for joints, soft tissues, and neurovascular restrictions.  Mr. Johnson has trained or directed the training of over 60,000 therapists in the USA and internationally.  Gregory Johnson is the co-founder with Vicky Saliba Johnson of the Institute of Physical Art and co-developer of the Functional Manual Therapy™ approach. He is the Director of a credentialed AAOMPT/ACOMPTE Fellowship program and has published multiple chapters and articles on STM, PNF, and Functional Manual Therapy™. He has also spearheaded the movement to develop successful cash-based private practices. Over the last decade, his focus has been on developing an FMT approach for enhancing autonomic nervous system function with a focus on enhancing vagus nerve function.

ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myol