Module 8 · Extended training
- from week 6
- in addition to the basic training
In the head balance rotation, you slowly turn your head to the side while pressing the lip wedge. The exercise links FaceFormer training with the muscles that keep the head in balance.
It is used, for example, for a shifted head balance, to guide the jaw joints in craniomandibular dysfunction (TMD), for ear noises and for head, neck and back complaints.
The muscles of head balance
Before you start
- Insert the FaceFormerThe membrane sits behind the lips and in front of the teeth, and the lip wedge points horizontally outwards.
- Tip of the tongue in its placeOn the small ridge on the palate, a few millimetres behind the upper incisors. It does not touch the teeth.
- Straighten your headNeck lengthened, gaze straight ahead. The lower jaw stays in its usual position.
- Breathe through the noseThroughout the whole exercise; the mouth stays closed around the lip wedge.
In detail with animations: Basics and starting position
Step by step
Starting position
Insert the FaceFormer, raise your head upright and stretch your neck.
Press and turn
Press the lip wedge and, at the same time, slowly turn your head to the right for 6 seconds. Your neck stays stretched.
Until you feel the stretch
Turn far enough that you feel the neck muscles, but without pain.
Bite and swallow
In this position, briefly bite down on your back teeth and swallow once.
Back to the centre
Relax your lips and turn your head back to the centre for 6 seconds. Your teeth do not touch.
Other side
Repeat the whole sequence to the left side.
Your training plan
3× daily
3× daily
The head balance rotation is added on top of the basic training. If you train with a practice, they can adapt the plan to you.
Points to note
- Turn slowly and evenly, without momentum.
- Only as far as a comfortable stretch, never into pain.
- Your neck stays stretched and your head does not tip forward.
- Breathe through your nose the whole time.
If it is still difficult
The rotation pulls strongly
Turn less far. Mobility comes with time.
I feel dizzy when turning
Turn more slowly and less far. If the feeling persists, stop the exercise and talk to your practice.
Knowledge on this topic
Detailed articles on complaints in which this exercise plays a role.
Questions about the training?
Continue training
- Fundamentals
- 1 Basic exercise
- 2 Pull exercise
- 3 At night
- 4 Pull upwards
- 5 Pull downwards
- 6 Varying directions
- 7 Breathing exercise
- 8 Head balance rotation
- 9 Head balance with breathing
- 10 Pelvic floor
- 11 AirFlip
It guides you through the basic exercises, counts along, reminds you of your sessions and records your progress. Free of charge.
App StoreGoogle PlayFaceFormer training aims to readjust the basic functions of breathing, swallowing and head balance physiologically, with mouth closure and the tongue reference position, thereby creating the conditions for complaints to improve. It does not replace a medical assessment. You can also train on your own with the app and these pages. If you are not making progress, if complaints need to be investigated or if you would like support, you will find practices in the practitioner directory. If you feel pain, stop the training.
