Similar to limb exercises in stroke rehabilitation, swallowing exercises aim to improve muscle strength and skilled task performance. Swallowing differs from limb function due to the involvement of reflexive and volitional components and use of specialized oral and pharyngeal muscles [43]. However, it ...
Current management of dysphagia involves compensation and rehabilitation. Compensatory techniques—such as chin tuck or modifying diet and fluid consistencies—enable safe swallowing but do not alter long-term function [7]. Rehabilitative exercises, however, can improve swallowing function and resumption of...
patients have learned to improve tongue and jaw range of motion, and well base of tongue to posterior wall contact, laryngeal elevation, and pharyngeal contraction, resulting in resumption of oral feeding and discontinuation of feeding via peg tubes. with improvements in swallowing function from post...
When choosing the most appropriate exercise routine or plan of care for each patient, we have to keep several things in mind. First, we need an accurate assessment to determine the physiology and dysfunction of the swallow. This includes a completeclinical swallow evaluationwith a co...
Purpose: Decrease the threshold of the pharyngeal swallow response and improve the triggering speed of the pharyngeal swallow. Techniques: 1. Place a cold, wet cotton swab in contact with the anterior faucial arches, and maintain this position while vertically rubbing it up and down. ...