6 weeks of thumbupulling. Expanded my palete for 2mm. At the first 3 weeks of tb I've got around 1mm of expansion.

I'm struggling to understand how one thumb "pulls" by applying minimal pressure and more massaging only the palate. The goal is to widen the palate arch, so wouldn't you also apply pressure along the arch in an outward direction? Also, has anyone found their thumbs to get dry and cracked even with thumb pulling only a few minutes a day.

218 took the free thumb-pulling assessment, and it seems like 45% are making the following mistake: chin tucking while thumb-pulling. 1. The issue chin-tucking causes. When retracting the chin, the back of your jaw (posterior condyle) compresses against the temporal bone, putting stress on the TMJ (temporomandibular joint). When extra pressure is applied to this joint, combined with a lack of movement and repeated sessions over a prolonged period, it is common for damage and inflammation to occur, as is often reported. The postural problem that chin-tucking aims to solve is forward head posture. However, as research indicates, this compensation originates from a compression on the breathing space. Caused by recession of the jaws. The body is then forced to open up the airway by bringing the head forward. 3D oral face-pulling brings both jaws forward, fixing the root cause. Meaning, 3D oral face-pulling actually improves your real, resting posture, even if you're not perfectly straight while doing it: 2. Use this relaxed posture instead. First, resting your palate on your thumbs allows the jaws to move and stretch as they need to. Second, it allows you to go for an extended period of time without tiring your arms or tensing your head, neck, or TMJ. Additionally, it stretches your back, and it is much more effective in the long run. A complete, step-by-step tutorial will be available soon. I recommend taking the complete assessment for personalized advice on fixing your own thumb-pulling mistakes. Including scores and a custom PDF guide at the end :)

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I get it that some people have issues with high-intensity thumbpulling with chin-tucks, but isn't that simply because, they should start with lower intensity and only after some time the body will adapt to higher intensity? The rationale is similar to reviv mouthguard. A person who's super recessed shouldn't immediately try to wear reviv XL for 12 hours a day, but should start with wearing a smaller mouthguard for less time. Personally, I've been doing high-intesity thumbpulling with chin-tucks once a day 4 sets for each third of the palatte for 4 months now and I've gotten massive results. Also, it takes me literally 5 minutes a day, so that's great stuff.