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Cranial Restructuring / What I've Learnt (So Far) About Cranial Restructuring
« on: October 16, 2013, 12:49:34 pm »
Hey everyone,
In the hope that this is interesting to some, I'm going to review what my experiences with cranial restructuring have taught me.
Before I get started though:
***I DON'T ADVISE ANYONE TO IMITATE WHAT I AM DESCRIBING HERE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO HURT YOURSELF WITH WHAT I DISCUSS HERE. I AM MERELY PROVIDING INFORMATION, IT IS UP TO YOU WHAT YOU DO WITH IT.***
The first thing to understand is that every one has a certain genetic potential as to how their bone structure is meant to be. What determines whether you achieve this is breathing habits during your developmental years (childhood). One is supposed to breath through their nose, with their tongue on the roof of the mouth. It is the tongue which shapes the palate/dental arches. The tongue is nature's natural face-pulling and palate expansion device.
The second thing to understand is that this genetic potential can still be achieved at any point in life. NCR, FP, and palate expansion are the tools required to achieve this.
Here's my opinion on how these individual methods work:
NCR: By gently nudging the sphenoid bone located at the top-back of the throat directly behind the nose, the sutures in the skull are loosened. The benefits of this are twofold: 1. The cranial bones can now settle into their optimal positions, and 2. Loosening the cranial sutures greatly enhance the achievable results from FP and palate expansion.
After 2-3 months of doing NCR everyday, I stopped seeing results (the best indicator of results is the skull feeling sensitive in areas where movement occured). My skull had reached its optimal configuration. Genetic potential acheived!
FP: This is by far the simplest technique, but extremely effective. All you are doing with face-pulling is moving everything forward out of your airway. No new bone is being built. This means there is no limit on how much face-pulling you can do at once.
When you're face-pulling your skull should ache. Not serious pain, but discomfort.
Once I realized this I did a lot of face-pulling over the course of a few days. I experienced significant results. Up to that point I had face-pulled only a few minutes each day and stopped when things really started aching. I didn't realize the aching was the sign of things moving! During the course of those few days, eventually the aching stopped: My face was as far forward as it was meant to be. I no longer FP because I no longer see results. Genetic potential acheived!
Edit: After writing this I decided to try FP again for the first time in several weeks. I found I am actually still seeing results, just not as significant as before. Therefore I am going to start up FP again! I will update this thread with my progress.
The most amazing thing about FP: I believe maximum results can be achieved in a very short period of time, maybe even a single session. However since I have maximized my results I have no way of testing this theory! Please exhibit caution if you attempt FP! Don't hurt yourself.
Changes you will notice: Slightly stronger bone structure. Better symmetry. Better breathing. The most tangible result I found was that your singing voice will improve. Try singing after FP and your voice will be a bit "off", but then will adjust and be better than before.
A note on my FP technique: I used a mouthguard/shoelace device. I wore gardening gloves for better grip and to protect my hands. I would wrap the laces around my fingers and get them right up to the mouthguard. I pulled using in a fast pulsating manner rather than using a continuous force. I found this more effective and much less tiring on the arms.
Palate expansion: This is something I am currently looking into. I had bicuspid extractions as a child so my dental arches are way too small. This has given me many problems, such as scoliosis, TMJ (my mandible is crammed way back), breathing problems, etc.. Of course all of this is very detrimental to one's looks.
I have found an amazing orthodontist who specializes in ALF orthodontics (If one is interested in palate expansion, I would recommend ALF). The only problem is cost and time (this could take over $25,000 over 3 years). The program would involve using ALF to expand the dental arches, followed by damon braces to create proper gaps in the teeth, then implants/bridges.
This is something I am going to do eventually, but it is not feasible for me right now.
Finally, I modified my face-pulling device to make it stay in the mouth better. There are a total of six holes. Here is a picture:
Feel free to provide questions or comments!
In the hope that this is interesting to some, I'm going to review what my experiences with cranial restructuring have taught me.
Before I get started though:
***I DON'T ADVISE ANYONE TO IMITATE WHAT I AM DESCRIBING HERE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO HURT YOURSELF WITH WHAT I DISCUSS HERE. I AM MERELY PROVIDING INFORMATION, IT IS UP TO YOU WHAT YOU DO WITH IT.***
The first thing to understand is that every one has a certain genetic potential as to how their bone structure is meant to be. What determines whether you achieve this is breathing habits during your developmental years (childhood). One is supposed to breath through their nose, with their tongue on the roof of the mouth. It is the tongue which shapes the palate/dental arches. The tongue is nature's natural face-pulling and palate expansion device.
The second thing to understand is that this genetic potential can still be achieved at any point in life. NCR, FP, and palate expansion are the tools required to achieve this.
Here's my opinion on how these individual methods work:
NCR: By gently nudging the sphenoid bone located at the top-back of the throat directly behind the nose, the sutures in the skull are loosened. The benefits of this are twofold: 1. The cranial bones can now settle into their optimal positions, and 2. Loosening the cranial sutures greatly enhance the achievable results from FP and palate expansion.
After 2-3 months of doing NCR everyday, I stopped seeing results (the best indicator of results is the skull feeling sensitive in areas where movement occured). My skull had reached its optimal configuration. Genetic potential acheived!
FP: This is by far the simplest technique, but extremely effective. All you are doing with face-pulling is moving everything forward out of your airway. No new bone is being built. This means there is no limit on how much face-pulling you can do at once.
When you're face-pulling your skull should ache. Not serious pain, but discomfort.
Once I realized this I did a lot of face-pulling over the course of a few days. I experienced significant results. Up to that point I had face-pulled only a few minutes each day and stopped when things really started aching. I didn't realize the aching was the sign of things moving! During the course of those few days, eventually the aching stopped: My face was as far forward as it was meant to be. I no longer FP because I no longer see results. Genetic potential acheived!
Edit: After writing this I decided to try FP again for the first time in several weeks. I found I am actually still seeing results, just not as significant as before. Therefore I am going to start up FP again! I will update this thread with my progress.
The most amazing thing about FP: I believe maximum results can be achieved in a very short period of time, maybe even a single session. However since I have maximized my results I have no way of testing this theory! Please exhibit caution if you attempt FP! Don't hurt yourself.
Changes you will notice: Slightly stronger bone structure. Better symmetry. Better breathing. The most tangible result I found was that your singing voice will improve. Try singing after FP and your voice will be a bit "off", but then will adjust and be better than before.
A note on my FP technique: I used a mouthguard/shoelace device. I wore gardening gloves for better grip and to protect my hands. I would wrap the laces around my fingers and get them right up to the mouthguard. I pulled using in a fast pulsating manner rather than using a continuous force. I found this more effective and much less tiring on the arms.
Palate expansion: This is something I am currently looking into. I had bicuspid extractions as a child so my dental arches are way too small. This has given me many problems, such as scoliosis, TMJ (my mandible is crammed way back), breathing problems, etc.. Of course all of this is very detrimental to one's looks.
I have found an amazing orthodontist who specializes in ALF orthodontics (If one is interested in palate expansion, I would recommend ALF). The only problem is cost and time (this could take over $25,000 over 3 years). The program would involve using ALF to expand the dental arches, followed by damon braces to create proper gaps in the teeth, then implants/bridges.
This is something I am going to do eventually, but it is not feasible for me right now.
Finally, I modified my face-pulling device to make it stay in the mouth better. There are a total of six holes. Here is a picture:
Feel free to provide questions or comments!