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General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: GM on June 26, 2008, 06:48:07 pm

Title: Smiling Exercise??
Post by: GM on June 26, 2008, 06:48:07 pm

I saw an interesting article on the CNN website.  It was talking about having a positive attitude and one tip was to put a pencil in your mouth and bite on it lightly…saying that it simulated smiling by using the same muscles.

Has anyone tried this exercise with facial paralysis?  I was wondering if it could help?

Gary

Title: Re: Smiling Exercise??
Post by: yardtick on June 26, 2008, 07:32:47 pm

Yes I did that two years ago and it did help.

Anne Marie

Title: Re: Smiling Exercise??
Post by: Debbi on June 27, 2008, 07:36:07 am

Wow, great tip - thanks for sharing!~

Debbi , pencil in mouth...

Title: Re: Smiling Exercise??
Post by: calimama on June 27, 2008, 07:13:21 pm

After reading this and not having a pencil handy, I am trying with my little finger.

Any and all tips welcome!!

Thanks,
Trish

Title: Re: Smiling Exercise??
Post by: wendysig on June 29, 2008, 10:40:12 am

Gary,
I've never heard of this but tried it.  It does seem to use the same muscles.  What a great idea!  Thanks for sharing the tip.  I'm having surgery on July 25, so facial paralysis isn't a problem for me  and I hope it won't be, but if it is I'll definitely use this.

Wendy

Title: Re: Smiling Exercise??
Post by: lori67 on June 29, 2008, 11:32:49 am

Gary,

Never heard of this, but I'm going out to buy myself a big box of pencils.  Can't hurt, right!  Unless I bite too hard and wind up with splinters in my mouth....  :o

Lori