[Dysphagia] Base of tongue exercise

[Janet.finger at kindredhealthcare.com (Janet.finger@kindredhealthcare.com)]

It's not really initiating a discussion of oral motor exercises. The base of tongue is pharyngeal - not oral. There are several exercises. My favorite two are effortful swallows (which really improve overall pharyngeal musculature but tongue base retraction in particular) and masako swallows (which improve posterior pharyngeal wall movement to help compensate for poor tongue base retraction). Both are relatively easier for pts to complete & I think you get the most bang for your buck with them.



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Behalf Of Sandi Lancaster
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:44 AM
To: dysphagia listserve
Subject: [Dysphagia] Base of tongue exercise


Hi all,

Just curious what (if any) exercises people have had
the most success with for improving base of tongue
retraction...?  (e.g. for patients with residue in the
vallecula post-swallow)

(I know, initiating any discussion of oral motor
exercise is always like opening a can of worms...)  :)


Thanks in advance for any responses.

-Sandi

Sandi Lancaster, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

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