The Myo Guide

Depending on technique, chiropractic adjustments usually aren’t the best option for a hypermobile body.

If you need bodywork , or recommend it for a hypermobile patient seeing a skilled fascial worker /PT will be the best suited for your needs.

Why?

Chiropractic adjustments work by adding force and mobilization—exactly what a hypermobile person doesn’t need.
The real problem: hypermobility isn’t a mobility problem. It’s a stability problem. Your ligaments, joint capsules, and proprioceptive system are already maxed out. They’re screaming. Adding more motion doesn’t fix the underlying issue—it just trains your body to rely on force-based movement instead of neuromuscular control.
What actually works: teaching your nervous system to recruit the stabilizer muscles that are currently sleeping on the job. Your deep cervical flexors, your rotator cuff, your core—they need to learn their job again. That’s precision work. That’s building proprioceptive awareness so your brain stops letting your joints collapse into hypermobility.
One adjustment and you feel great—looser, relief. But you’re not actually fixing anything. You’re just creating a temporary sensation that reinforces the “more force = better” lie. For hypermobile people, that leads to a cycle: adjustment, relief, destabilization, pain, repeat.

Gentle , light guided touch. That’s what our body likes best.

We provide fascial work in house , because we know how integral it is to support and heal the nervous system. And you can sleep well or breathe well with a maxxed out nervous system.

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Hi all you lovely people!

My name is Kelley Rubio!

I am the face behind The Myo Guide!

I’m here to serve all the knowledge on your sleep, breathing …specifically to help other myofunctional therapists learn advanced skills and education beyond the tongue exercises.

I specialize in myofunctional education and therapy supporting women’s health , hormones, EDS, and neurodivergence. Basically … me.

For everyone else I hope to educate the community on the importance of addressing healthcare from a systemic , whole person model and always putting the human first , not the patient.

I own , a practice founded from my experience with my own and families sleep and breathing struggles. Our team aims to help all ages breathe, feed, function and regulate to be their best selves.

I am a mom to adults ( so sad ) , a mom to my fur babies Pinkie and Wallie, a wifey , an Auntie
Eldest Leo daughter, and a Swiftie.
If you want to get me really going, start talking to me about vanderpump rules, or any of the 90 day fiance franchises.

Don’t hesitate to drop me a DM , say Hi, stick around because I like to have fun here 🫶🏼

Stepping out of your comfort zone means you are thinking out of the box.

That’s the way you need to think in the myofunctional world. That thought process gets you half way in to being in the mindset of learning something new.

I love being a myofunctional therapist because it is a mix of clinical skills, science, research and helping humans feel good.

Growth is on the horizon , take a leap !

✨I offer consultations to organize your journey to become a myofunctional therapist.

Once there , my services include mentorships and ongoing support depending on the support you feel you need.

You don’t have to enter this next phase alone!

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And it goes both ways.

If you are choosing to plan your family, if your sleep isn’t where it needs to be …. Your body won’t want to reproduce.

It’s really not rocket science.

We are built to sleep well. And when our biology isn’t getting what is needed our biology won’t see a payoff in reproduction.

Another perk of the career I chose and pinch myself daily I’m able to share my knowledge and the resources that saved me and my husband .

If you’re new here, I’m kelley.
A pediatric dental hygienist for decades turned private practice owner of a multidisciplinary functional therapy/ airway focused therapy practice.
With almost a decade behind me in this space, I’ve been one of the pot stirrers begging for other healthcare providers to look at sleep and breathing (and the mouth) as part of the whole person. With a special focus on women’s health and hormones , including my own struggles that include my newer diagnoses of hypermobile Ehlers Danlos and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome; looking at myofunctional disorders from my lens provides other providers in this space knowledge on how to best care for their main patient case type - ladies like me.

Follow along for education, tips, humor and a little bit of my life ✨🫶🏼

Your glasses could be part of the problem and you wouldn’t even know it!

The nostrils that are on your nose are meant to be the opening route of your respiration air enters through the nose holes and exits through the nose holes if your glasses aren’t stable on the bridge of your nose and you get accustomed to having your glasses sit low, you could be closing off a lot of air availability.
Why do you care? Because it limits how much airflow you are available to get in and this will create more resistance to breathing, and your breathing patterns will shift your nose will become more inflamed you’ll be more prone to mouth Breathing .

with a child. It could change the shape of their face in their jaws. It could exacerbate sleep, breathing disorders so yes it’s a big deal and yes, you should care consider this your nasal breathing PSA love the Myo guide.

Professional mentorship available,
Work with me ✨

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When you’re told to ‘stretch the wound’ post-op but the research says otherwise 😳 Ogawa (2017) showed mechanical tension during healing increases hypertrophic scarring through TGF-β1 expression. Szpaderska (2003) proved oral mucosa heals with less scarring naturally—unless we disrupt it with excessive force. For EDS/hypermobile patients? Even more critical (Bowen et al., 2017). Let’s talk evidence-based wound care that actually supports healing. DM me about 1:1 mentorship or stay tuned for upcoming e-courses where we dive deep into post-op protocols that work.
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☀️Moms , dentists and myofunctional therapists -
I want everyone to know I am noticing there is too much focus placed on mewing and MARPE and not enough focus on the health and wellness aspect.

1) “mewing” is a term /verb that represents a trend. A “look” if you will. It just so happens to have completely missed the point of what dr’s mew propose… craniofacial structure and healthy function comes from muscle function and support. This includes healthy functional behaviors like nasal breathing and functional chewing and swallowing.

They never intended a bunch of 12 year old broccoli heads 6/7 -ing and tracing their jaw with their finger. doing chin tucks, thumb pulling and cheek biting. That, is not natural amigos. It’s missed the point.

2) MARPE- , or FME, DOME anything involving surgically altering the structure of the jaw and face absolutely needs to have support to therapeutically rewire what supports these structures… nasal breathing , a functional oral resting posture and proper chewing and swallowing.
So when dentists/orthodontists jump on the “airway” trend without coming from a place of supporting the homeostasis of the body, we are continuing to send the wrong message.

We are continuing to draw a line in the sand to the outsiders who “don’t believe airway is a thing.”

3) this is also causing issues with young men and their self appearance, psychologically. Wanting to have “hunter look.” (Sorry but the term is completely off putting).

So please, educate yourself. If you are in this space educate yourself patients. Patients be sure you work with someone who knows their s**t. Unfortunately I’ve heard orthodontists say just that . They are “jumping on the trend”
But they miss the point , it’s not a trend. Sleeping and breathing well is a human right we all deserve .

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Kelley

I offer consults and treatment guidance if you are unsure what path to take.
I offer consulting and mentorship’s if you are new to specializing in the airway space, you have to know this!