Dr. Ira Shapira Podcast interview on airway dental treatment and adult palatal expansion for reversal of sleep apnea treatment.

Dr. Hobson interviewis Dr. Milton Geivelis from the Chicago-land area who is highly trained in frenectomies for infants to adult ages using a CO2 laser. He has extensive training with the best in the field, including Dr. Larry Kotlow, Dr. Bobby Ghaheri, and Dr. Soroush Zaghi. Dr. Geivelis and Dr. Hobson have a common passion for helping patients with breathing and airway problems. Dr. Geivelis understands the importance of preparing the tongue and oral soft tissues for the procedure by training the tongue to stretch and strengthen so that it is optimally functioning as it is tethered to the floor of the mouth. Just as many will do pre-op physical therapy to their knee or hip, this is just like physical therapy to the mouth and tongue. Learn why he thinks the therapy is important for pre and post procedures and what the ramifications that may occur if you don’t receive this type of treatment. Not many understand how the tongue plays a role in breathing and how it leads to sleep apnea when it is not functioning correctly. Dr. Geivelis and Dr. Hobson have a great dialogue around how an interdisciplinary approach results in success of the procedure and a healthier patient overall.

In this episode, Dr Hobson interviews Nancy Rothstein, aka the Sleep Ambassador. Nancy is a specialist in the area of sleep, and she consults and presents to the business world how sleep disorders affect a workforce and productivity. Nancy's professional background and MBA give her the ability to communicate in a practical and financial perspective on the importance of sleep to a company's biggest assets, it's people. Nancy tells Dr Hobson about her business experiences in the field of sleep disorder. They both understand, as most do not, that it is a breathing disorder problem at the heart of the issue in most if not all cases. These two professionals are focused on educating both the business community and healthcare industry about the size and impact of the problem area of sleep disorder, and they are just scratching the surface in corporate America. Together, Dr Hobson and the Sleep Ambassador touch on major issues that affect an organization's bottom line in the area of human capital. Listen as they discuss the large impact of this issue which is largely unrecognized in healthcare today.

This is the story of Dr. Jennifer Hobson, the founder of The Hobson Institute and owner of Physical Therapy Renaissance, a cutting edge provider of physical therapy services specializing in treatment of the head and neck.