Home Therapy Product Enhances Trismus Treatmen
speech pathologists managing this caseload need to ensure posttreatment services are available [4] that address not only the physical but also the emotional and psychosocial needs. A qualitative study by Nund et al. [5] exploring dysphagia management by speech pathologists...
By the second week of oral baclofen there was complete resolution of trismus and recovery of speech. Conclusion: This report suggests the need for further studies on the use of enteral baclofen during tetanus. Although intratheccal baclofen is in use, during recovery from tetanus, treatment with...
The role of the speech and language therapist in the rehabilitation of speech, swallowing, voice and trismus in people diagnosed with head and neck cancerHead and neck cancer (HNC) and its treatment can have a significant impact on physical and psychosocial wellbeing. A multidisciplinary team (...
Trismus is a condition that impairs eating, interferes with oral hygiene, restricts access for dental procedures, and may adversely affect speech and facial appearance. The success of treatment depends on recognition of the cause and initiation of appropriate management. Ideally, trismus appliances are...
Trismus after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer is common. Yet, prospective efforts investigating patient reported outcomes with dosimetric predictors are lacking. We conducted a prospective, phase II clinical trial of adult patients with biopsy proven, stage IIB-IVB nasopharyngeal cancer ...
The overall success of the executed treatment relies on the accurate identification of the cause and commencement of right management. If possible, trismus appliances are used in combination with physical therapy and are most effectual when the condition is ...
Existing therapeutic modalities (active and passive range-of-motion exercises and systemic therapies) offer only modest, slow improvements in jaw opening; thus, there is a need for additional treatment options. Boswellia serrata (BS)("Indian frankincense") is a tree native...
Notably, the effect size of the tri-integrated strategy on mouth opening distance achieved clinical significance. These findings imply that phone call follow ups by speech therapist are essential to recovering patients because the follow ups provide remote support for adherence to treatment regimens [...
Notably, the effect size of the tri-integrated strategy on mouth opening distance achieved clinical significance. These findings imply that phone call follow ups by speech therapist are essential to recovering patients because the follow ups provide remote support for adherence to treatment regimens [...