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The Effects of Lingual Exercise in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia

Robbins, JoAnne, Kays, Stephanie A., Gangnon, Ronald E., Hind, Jacqueline A., Hewitt, Angela L., Gentry, Lindell R., Taylor, Andrew J.·2007·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Abstract

Objective To examine the effects of lingual exercise on swallowing recovery poststroke.Design Prospective cohort intervention study, with 4- and 8-week follow-ups.Setting Dysphagia clinic, tertiary care center.Participants Ten stroke patients (n=6, acute: < or =3mo poststroke; n=4, chronic: >3mo poststroke), age 51 to 90 years (mean, 69.7y).Intervention Subjects performed an 8-week isometric lingual exercise program by compressing an air-filled bulb between the tongue and the hard palate.Main outcome measures Isometric and swallowing lingual pressures, bolus flow parameters, diet, and a dysphagia-specific quality of life questionnaire were collected at baseline, week 4, and week 8. Three of the 10 subjects underwent magnetic resonance imaging at each time interval to measure lingual volume.Results All subjects significantly increased isometric and swallowing pressures. Airway invasion was reduced for liquids. Two subjects increased lingual volume.Conclusions The findings indicate that lingual exercise enables acute and chronic dysphagic stroke patients to increase lingual strength with associated improvements in swallowing pressures, airway protection, and lingual volume.

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Authors
Robbins, J., Kays, S. A., Gangnon, R. E., Hind, J. A., Hewitt, A. L., Gentry, L. R., & Taylor, A. J.
Affiliations
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Robbins, JoAnne
Venue
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-02
Volume
88
Issue
2
Pages
150-158
ISSN
0003-9993 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2020724812
Cited by
523
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36
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FWCI
43.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Voice and Speech Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Keywords
stroke, dysphagia, swallowing recovery, tongue pressure, airway protection, bolus flow, quality of life, acute stroke, chronic stroke
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Deglutition Disorders, Diet, Exercise Therapy, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Isometric Contraction, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Manometry, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tongue, Treatment Outcome, Stroke

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