Improvements in tongue strength and pressure-generation precision following a tongue-pressure training protocol in older individuals with dysphagia: Three case reports

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 735-747

  Yeates, Erin M ^a   Molfenter, Sonja M ^a   Steele, Catriona M ^a,b,c,d  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^d HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Aging; Dysphagia; Rehabilitation; Speech language pathology; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STOMACH TUBE; SWALLOWING; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TONGUE;

EID: 60749104550     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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