The Breathing Lab with Dr. Jenny

At the Hobson Institute, we’re dedicated to exploring holistic approaches to health, with a strong focus on how breathing impacts overall well-being. In a recent Breathing Lab session, I had the pleasure of interviewing Patrick McKeown—a leading expert on breathing techniques and the Buteyko Breathing Method. Patrick shared with our listeners how simple changes in the way we breathe can help manage conditions such as asthm...

In this session, Dr. Murphy will share her personal journey of transitioning from traditional orthodontics to a more holistic airway focused approach. She will discuss the challenges she has had in her own profession and obstacles that she has overcome, along with valuable insights from her interdisciplinary approach that combines dentistry, breathing retraining and myofunctional therapy. You’ll have the opportunity to ask...

We are thrilled to invite you to a special LIVE webinar featuring Dr. Jenny Hobson and Dr. Tiffany Lamberton, two experts who have pioneered a unique approach to treating Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), craniofacial pain, and airway issues. Dr. Lamberton, who holds dual degrees in Dentistry and Physical Therapy, brings a holistic understanding of how the cervical spine impacts TMJ function and patient health.

In this ses...

For our dental, myofunctional and physical therapy community, do you want to meet a driver of the Craniofacial therapy evolution? Dr. Jenny Hobson continued her discussion with expert craniofacial physical therapist, Dr. Harry von Piekartz, PT, CCTT.  They discussed new material on post orthognathic surgery physical therapy, reviewing a shared Craniofacial pain patient case Dr. Jenny treated, referred by Dr. von Piekartz. ...

Dr. Jenny had the honor of interviewing  a leader in the field of Cranial Osteopathy, Dr. Tasha Turzo.  We will be learning how cranial osteopaths treat craniofacial pain patients.  I will lead this discussion and dive into key treatment areas of the head and neck including the following:

• Osteopathic manual medicine:  Discover how cranial osteopaths diagnose areas of strain or dysfunction using  a highly trained sense o...

Dr. Jenny had the honor of interviewing two European Experts in Craniofacial Therapy, Dr. Harry von Piekartz, PT, CCTT, and her mentor, Dr. Jan Dommerholt, PT, DPT, MPS on March 18, 2024.

Similar to the fascinating discussion with Dr. Rocabado and Dr. Paris this last October, this is another rare opportunity for you to hear about their groundbreaking work and how their important contributions have reshaped the landscape of ...

Dr. Jenny Hobson had the honor and privilege of hosting a LIVE interview with Dr. Mariano Rocabado and Dr. Stanley V. Paris, two trailblazers in the physical therapy profession have reshaped the landscape of Manual Therapy and Orthopedic Rehabilitation. They combined their knowledge and expertise to forever change the relationship between dentists and physical therapists.

Listen as Dr. Jenny delves into the history and evol...

Are you tired of waking up with headaches and aching jaws? Curious about the connection between bruxism (jaw clenching) and nasal passages? Look no further! Join us for an exclusive and eye-opening Facebook Live session, where we bring you groundbreaking insights from a leading researcher in the field.

In this episode, Dr. Jenny sits down with the renowned Dr. Peter Catalano, MD, an expert in Otolaryngology (Ear, nose &...

Nuestros invitados de hoy son dos médicos reconocidos que están reimaginando la forma en que tratamos problemas respiratorios comunes como la apnea del sueño, los ronquidos y la postura oral adecuada. El profesor Dr. Dr. Wilfried Engelke y la Dra. Sandra Kahn D.D.D.S, M.S.D se sientan para discutir su investigación y nueva técnica, creada por el Dr. Engelke, llamada Maniobra Uplock. En este episodio discutimos:

- La Maniobr...

In this episode, Dr. Jenny Hobson and Dr. Martha Cortes host a candid round-table discussion with leading airway practitioners, Dr. Karen Parker Davidson, RN and Cynthia Stein, PT on Nasal Release Technique (NRT), Rhinomanometry and their exciting new research project.  

Discover how NRT works and best practices.  The panel will review aliments that may respond well to this therapy, including TMD dysfunction, post-concu...

In this episode, Dr. Jenny Hobson and Dr. Martha Cortes DDS explain the interrelation between airway centric physical therapy and airway centric dentistry with several case studies,highlighting the complex oral-systemic connection. Dr. Cortes shares how she treats many oral symptoms, such as crowded teeth including examining the patients nasal function with Rhinomanometry. In most cases, she finds the
dysfunctional brea...

Dr. Sandra Kahn D.D.D.S., M.S.D. is a graduate from the National University of Mexico (UNAM) and the University of the Pacifc School of Dentistry in San Francisco, California. She began her work in orthodontics with a specialty in physical anthropology at the University of California in Berkeley focusing her studies on human craniofacial growth and development. After 22 years of clinical experience in orthodontics treating...

Newly published research shows how a simple dental device called the "Aqualizer" can help reduce back and other pain for participants by balancing out pelvis asymmetry, which causes leg length discrepancy, and reducing any occlusal (bite) interferences when it is in use.

In this episode, Dr. Jenny Hobson reviews the "Aqualizer" study she conducted with Bill Esser, PT, which was published in the peer reviewed Journal of Cran...

In this episode, Dr. Jenny Hobson and Dr. Martha Cortes interview Cynthia Stein, PT.  Learn from this skilled physical therapist how this technique can change the lives of people with post-concussion syndrome, difficulty breathing through the nose, headaches and TMD patients and more.  Both Dr. Jenny Hobson  and Dr. Martha Cortes have taken Cynthia’s course.  Dr. Jenny has had amazing results by utilizing this technique wi...

In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hobson and Dr. Martha Cortes interview Dr. David Shirazi and discuss being healthy from a dental prospective, linking breathing disorders, TMD and the mind.

Topics discussed on this podcast:

• Why do we clench and grind our teeth?
• What are the different appliances used to help craniofacial pain patients?  What is the Advanced Light Wire Functional Appliance (ALF) and what are its uses?  
• How to ...

Learn why Dry Needling should be part of treatment for breathing dysfunction and head and neck pain patients.  Meet Dr. Jan Dommerholt, PT, DPT, MPS, the world-renowned physical therapist and top instructor of dry needling.  Listen as they discuss what dry needling is and how it works; how trigger points are developed and formed;  what muscles are normally involved for head and neck and breathing dysfunction patients; and ...

In this episode  Dr. Jenny Hobson will be interviewing Dr. Karen Parker Davidson, RN, an expert in rhinomanometry. Rhinomanometry measures air pressure and the rate of airflow during breathing. These measurements are then used to calculate nasal airway resistance which is important in the field of airway treatment.  So many of us don’t realize that our noses are actually the problem, and we need to work on improving the ab...

Dr. Jenny interviews another family physical therapist who she has been working with. Learn how this very different approach helps posture and breathing.  Dan Houglum, PT is a physical therapist who has been treating for over 25 years.  He began learning the PRI approach in 2004, was certified in 2012, and became an instructor in 2016. He has been working with her own family for about a year and Dr. Jenny explains her expe...

Listen in while Dr. Jenny interviews airway centric dentist, Dr. Martha Cortes.  She explains how her career has progressed toward a specialty on transforming TMJ and sleep apnea patients.  She transforms the  airway size through appliance therapies and adult expansion of the palate.  She is a pioneer and educator on these therapies and has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share how one with facial pain, headaches, ...