Dear MOTA Members,
Please see the message below from The Hobson Institute regarding their upcoming Maryland course on Friday, October 17-18th. Limited spots available. Register early to reserve your seat. Following Maryland course: Saturday, December 6-7th.
Did you know ‘mouth breathing’ could be causing behavioral issues in children? Learn how to assess and treat the airway behind it.
The Intro to Airway Evaluation & Treatment Workshop, led by the esteemed educator Dr. Jenny Hobson, is designed for OTs who want to understand how airway dysfunction impacts posture, regulation, feeding, and function. This course is ideal for OTs working with kids experiencing:
- ADHD and sensory challenges
- Sloppy eating or poor oral posture
- Anxiety, sleep, or behavior issues
- Low tone and postural collapse
- Mouth breathing or craniofacial changes
What’s included:
8.5 hours of online pre-course content
– 1.5-days live workshop in Maryland, multiple dates
– Continuing Education Hours for OTs — Total: 21 hours
– Breathing retraining, myofunctional therapy, postural tools & more
“The brain, by regulating breathing, controls its own excitability” – Balestrino & Somjen (1988)
“Hyperventilation leads to spontaneous and asynchronous firing of cortical neurons” – Huttunen et. Al (1999)
See Dates & Register: https://hobsoninstitute.com/workshops/
