Here we go again…..
Yet another young athlete who was struggling with some sort of lower leg physical problem in which I found it was tied to a dental retainer.
In this case she was struggling with recurring ankle sprains.
I found all the lower leg muscles on both sides were not testing appropriately.
- Tibialis Posterior
- Tibialis Anterior
- Peroneus Longus
- Peroneus Brevis
- Peroneus Tertius
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
- And these are just a few of the lower leg muscles. Many more were in a neurological weakened state in the upper part of the legs.
With the ability to test these muscles and work backwards, we can discover what is making them not work appropriately.
In this case we discovered a lower dental retainer that was restricting the cranial bones normal motion (yes, cranial bones move).
When I find these muscles “weak”, this weakness cannot be fixed with any type of exercise. It is a neurological weakness set up from something irritating the nervous system.
Note: I never tell patients to get their permanent wire dental retainers removed. I show them what is happening to their neuromuscular system before and after stimulation to the retainer. They make their own decisions. And if they do choose to get them removed, I always tell them to wear the plastic retainers at night to preserve their orthodontic investment. All three of my children had braces as well!