Making Sense of Myo: The Physiology of Swallowing

*** Originally aired: 10/3/2023 ***Guest: Mary Billings, MS, CCC-SLP, COM®Earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PDThis episode features Mary Billings, MS, CCC-SLP, COM®, who shares the foundational role swallowing plays in craniofacial development. Mary explains the deficits an individual with an orofacial myofunctional disorder might have and shares about swallow patterns. Listen in as she discusses how myofunctional therapy can be used to support individuals in correcting their swallow patterns to improve the overall physiology of the craniofacial complex.About the Guest: Mary Billings, MS, CCC-SLP, COM®, is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist through the American Speech Language & Hearing Association and the current owner of Billings Speech Pathology Services in Kansas City, Missouri. Her clinical focus is in orofacial myofunctional disorders encompasses feeding and swallowing aversions, dysphagia, motor-based speech disorders, dentofacial and other craniofacial abnormalities as well as pediatric feeding.Show Notes:Contact Mary Billings: Mary BillingsContact Madi Metcalf: LinkedInBillings SpeechPam MarshalaJeri A. Logemann BooksSpeech DynamicsThe Speech Link PodcastOral-Motor Analysis and Remediation TechniquesThe Myofunctional EvaluationFunction Focus AcademyMarsha Dunn Klein on LinkedInDr. Elise Davis-McFarland on XDr. Elise Davis-McFarland on LinkedInASHA