Episode #24 How patients benefit from a collaborative approach to tongue-tie releases. With Dr Stevanie Bahnerth and Dr Cara Riek
Tongue ties, (tethered oral tissues or restricted oral frenums) have been present and acknowledged as a concern as far back as the Biblical times. However, the ramifications of not recognising the impact for the patient is gaining greater attention from many different sectors of health care and especially now that there is a great understanding of how restrictions can impact the day to day life of those who are affected.
In this interview, I chat with chiropractor, Dr Stevanie Bahnerth and release provider, Dr Cara Riek, who live and work in Arizona and collaborate to support clients in their remediation when restrictions have been identified as contributing to ongoing health issues.
While the release may be relatively simple in an older child or adult, the compensations that the patient has made in an effort to deal with the restrictions in their own particular circumstance takes a greater understanding by the practitioners who are assisting their clients, as well as extra work by those clients. Therefore, the importance of a collaborative approach is not lost on those who are helping patients to regain improved function whether before or after a frenectomy. The positive health gains reported from those who have experienced releases in a collaborative health care model cannot be dismissed.
The information discussed in this episode will provide valuable information for those who are considering releases, who have been identified as having ties or those who may be gathering information in an effort to understand this area of health care.
Further information on this subject can be found at:
Dr Stevanie Bahnerth
Healthy Images Chiropractic
29455 N Cave Creek Rd Ste 124, Cave Creek, AZ, 85331
Dr Cara Riek
Arizona Breastfeeding Medicine and Wellness Centre
Cathy Boyce
Townsville Orofacial Myology Clinic