Milestone Therapy Services

05/16/2024

Myofunctional therapy... what's that??

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy is neurological re-education focusing on the mouth (oro), face (facial) and regions of the neck (oropharyngeal area). Orofacial myofunctional disorders include alterations in breathing patterns, chewing, swallowing, speech, and oral rest posture. The four main goals of myofunctional therapy are to establish and maintain:

1. A competent lip seal
2. Consistent nasal breathing
3. Correct tongue posture
4. A correct swallow pattern

Myofunctional therapy has been shown to have a positive impact on eating, speaking, breathing, sleep (including mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea), cosmetic and dental concerns, headaches, reduction of forward head posture, etc.

Many dentists that specialize in releasing tongue and lip ties require myofunctional therapy both before and after release to increase success of the revision and retrain the muscles of the orofacial region that have been compensating for a restricted tongue.

Just a reminder: Snoring may be common, but it is NOT normal!

Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMDs) are disorders of the muscles and functions of the face and mouth. Myofunctional Therapy helps to treat the OMDs.

09/28/2023

Milestone Therapy Services AND Simply Speechy LLC are both approved providers and accept the FES-UA for Occupational Therapy and Speech/Language services!

The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities is available to children aged 3-22 and covers the following diagnoses:

Anaphylaxis
Autism spectrum disorder
Being a high-risk child
Cerebral Palsy
Down syndrome
Emotional or a behavioral disability
Hearing impairment, including deafness
Hospital or homebound
Identification as dual sensory impaired
Intellectual disability
Language impairment
Muscular dystrophy
Orthopedic impairment
Other health impairment
Phelan-McDermid syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome
Rare diseases
Specific learning disability
Speech impairment
Spina bifida
Traumatic brain injury
Visual impairment, including blindness
Williams syndrome

For more information and to apply, click here:

Notice: Our systems will be temporarily unavailable starting at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 19 for maintenance. This message will be removed once access to our systems has resumed.

07/24/2023

Sharing before kiddos return to school! Get those eye exams!
….and the screener at the ped doesn’t count 🤭

The American Optometry Association and The American Academy of
Ophthalmology recommends you follow this schedule to get your child's eyes checked. The first exam is free of charge. Check Infantsee.org for
providers in your area.

Ideally, the exam would be done by an Optometrist (OD), but if you don't
have access to this, any eye professional will do!

Make sure these eye exams include:
1. Binocular vision exam
2. Full dilation

06/22/2023

It doesn’t get much more fun than this 😍🥳

06/17/2023

Welcome to Milestone Therapy Services!

My name is Christy Shores. I am a pediatric occupational therapist and also a myofunctional therapist (for children and adults). I have been an OT for 10 years, working extensively with children with various diagnoses and abilities. I have experience in both the outpatient and school based settings, and I am very excited to offer personalized, high quality services to the Bay County area.

I am now scheduling OT evaluations and myofunctional therapy evaluations. We will have limited after school hours when school starts back, and families will be given appointment time priority on a first come, first serve basis.

Our services will be provided on a private pay basis at this time, but a superbill can be provided upon request to submit to insurance. We do not guarantee reimbursement so please check with your insurance company.

Edited to add: We are now an approved provider for the Step Up for Students with Unique Abilities scholarship!

We look forward to meeting you!

If you are in need of speech and language therapy services, Simply Speechy LLC and I are in the same location and are happy to coordinate appointments 😊