The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of effortful swallow and the Mendelsohn maneuver on tongue pressure production. Fourteen healthy volunteers (10 men, 4 women; age range = 21-41 years) participated. Tongue pressures during dry swallow, water swallow, effortful swallow, ...
Page 1. HYOID MOVEMENT AND SEMG ACTIVITY DURING NORMAL DISCRETE SWALLOWS,MENDELSOHN MANEUVER, EFFORTFUL SWALLOW AND EXPIRATORY PRESSURETHRESHOLD TASKS IN HEALTHY ADULTS By KAREN M. WHEELERWheeler, Karen M