Training tips

The different sizes of the Letsip® products reach different muscles and provide different training for the different muscle groups in the face. The largest often stimulate more muscles. The little ones can reach one or only a few of the smallest muscles in the mouth, tongue, cheeks, lips, around the eyes or around the nose.

Passive training:

Letsip ® can be used as a manual stimulation tool for training e.g. a mouth shut. The openings in the products reduce the possibility of a vacuum forming. For many mouth breathers, during training it is necessary to have such an opening in order to breathe.
Training of closing the mouth, stimulation of the cheeks and all muscles attached to the lip muscles, (m. orbicularis oris)
Used between teeth and lip for up to 20 minutes. (practice nasal breathing, mouth closing, vacuum with the tongue).
Drooling in combination with an open mouth and reduced sensory sensitivity and/or attention can lead to drooling. Gravity decides, and passive training combined with reminding the person to swallow once a minute has helped many. It is recommended to use the Letsip S series from 10 to 20 minutes duration several times a day, and important in connection with reminders to swallow.
Letsip ® S series can be easily trained in situations such as newspaper reading, TV, iPad games or similar sedentary, pleasant activities.
Some people need to get used to holding the S series in their mouths. In those cases, one starts with the smallest and increases up to full size. Then go from the Letsip ® S5 (the largest mouthguard) down again to the S4, S3, S2 and finally the smallest in the series which is the S1, which is the most difficult tool to hold with the lips.
When training the lips, care must be taken not to tighten the chin area (m. mentalis H). Compensation for reduced function of the upper lip often occurs. If the chin area and lower lip are included, we recommend that you can get someone to help support the jaw and chin with one hand. Massaging the chin area at the same time during training can have a relaxing effect for the muscles that should not be actively involved in the movement being practiced.
Fixation with an overactive midface can often be observed where jaw stability is not good (CP). Here, a person often sits with a tight smile to close and stabilize the jaw. The upper lip is then fixed and not actively closing the mouth. Many people then swallow by bringing the lower lip up towards the front teeth in the upper jaw. "Fissured smile" can lead to skewed development with the development of a pointed/high palate. A high palate can cause the new teeth in the upper jaw to have no room and stick out and forward after tooth loss. Keeping your mouth shut can be difficult here. Letsip can be used to practice closing the mouth, relaxing the muscles attached to the upper lip. Stretching and relaxing muscle activity with slow movements from within with Letsip products can be effective together with jaw stability training.

Many mouth breathers train more easily with the Letsip® products as the openings allow them to breathe with their mouth when they want to.

Letsip ® is used individually in a training program adapted to the individual.

Active training:

Letsip® can be used by everyone to increase resilience and strength. They can also be used actively as a stimulation pen for the muscles both outside and inside the mouth.

Stimulating the lips, cheeks and tongue with Letsip triggers and gives the muscles around the lips and mouth impulses to activity.

See figure below: The muscles A to H are attached to the jaw and/or skull at one end, and to the lips (m.orbicularis oris) at the other end, - explained in a simple way.

Movements and stimulation of the tongue, lips and cheeks will cause inactive muscles to receive impulses without there being neurological contact with the brain's motor centre.

**Castillo Morales*,** figure above shows arrows for how each individual muscle moves towards the attachment point, all except H (m.mentalis) which pushes the lower lip upwards.

A: Lifts the middle part of the upper lip and the wings of the nose expand (m. levator labii superioris nasi).

B: Lifts the upper lip (m. levator labii superioris).

C: Raises the corner of the mouth (m. levator anguli oris).

D: Lifts the corner of the mouth up and out (m. zygomaticus minor/major).

E: Pulls the corner of the mouth out horizontally (m. risorius).

F: Pulls the corner of the mouth downwards (m. drepressor anguli oris).

G: Pulls the lower lip down (m. depressor labii inferioris).

H: Lifts the chin and lower lip upwards (m. mentalis).

* The Castillo Morales concept is a holistic neurological rehabilitation concept for children and adults with sensorimotor, orofacial and communicative difficulties.

Training tips

Passive training:

Letsip ® can be used as a manual stimulation tool for training e.g. a mouth shut. The openings in the products reduce the possibility of a vacuum forming. For many mouth breathers, during training it is necessary to have such an opening in order to breathe.

Training of closing the mouth, stimulation of the cheeks and all muscles attached to the lip muscles, (m. orbicularis oris)

Used between teeth and lip for up to 20 minutes. (practice nasal breathing, mouth closing, vacuum with the tongue).

Letsip ® S series can be easily trained in situations such as newspaper reading, TV, iPad games or similar sedentary, pleasant activities.

Many mouth breathers train more easily with the Letsip® products as the openings allow them to breathe with their mouth when they want to.

Letsip ® is used individually in a training program adapted to the individual.

Active training:

Letsip® can be used by everyone to increase resilience and strength. They can also be used actively as a stimulation pen for the muscles both outside and inside the mouth.

Stimulating the lips, cheeks and tongue with Letsip triggers and gives the muscles around the lips and mouth impulses to activity.

See figure below: The muscles A to H are attached to the jaw and/or skull at one end, and to the lips (m.orbicularis oris) at the other end, - explained in a simple way.

Movements and stimulation of the tongue, lips and cheeks will cause inactive muscles to receive impulses without there being neurological contact with the brain's motor centre.

Castillo Morales*, figure above shows arrows for how each individual muscle moves towards the attachment point, all except H (m.mentalis) which pushes the lower lip upwards.

A: Lifts the middle part of the upper lip and the wings of the nose expand (m. levator labii superioris nasi).

B: Lifts the upper lip (m. levator labii superioris).

C: Raises the corner of the mouth (m. levator anguli oris).

D: Lifts the corner of the mouth up and out (m. zygomaticus minor/major).

E: Pulls the corner of the mouth out horizontally (m. risorius).

F: Pulls the corner of the mouth downwards (m. drepressor anguli oris).

G: Pulls the lower lip down (m. depressor labii inferioris).

H: Lifts the chin and lower lip upwards (m. mentalis).

* The Castillo Morales concept is a holistic neurological rehabilitation concept for children and adults with sensorimotor, orofacial and communicative difficulties.

**Castillo Morales*,** figure above shows arrows for how each individual muscle moves towards the attachment point, all except H (m.mentalis) which pushes the lower lip upwards.