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T O O L 4
4
MUSCLES EXERCISED:
- GENIOGLOSSUS
STYLOGLOSSUS
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- PALATOGLOSSUS
- HYOGLOSSUS
Phonetic articulator placement
for lingua-velar sounds
(back of the tongue to back of the hard palate)
LIPS ARE RELAXED AND APART
ELEVATION OF THE BACK OF THE TONGUE TO
CONTACT THE BACK OF THE HARD PALATE AND
FRONT OF THE SOFT PALATE TO FORM A SEAL
ORAL AIR PRESSURE BUILDS UP BEHIND THE
TONGUE-PALATE SEAL
TONGUE-PALATE SEAL IS OPENED AND BREATH
ESCAPES, CREATING THE LINGUA-VELAR
( k/g/ng )
SOUND
EXERCISE 1
Back Tongue Assisted Movement
GOAL: TO DEFINE THE MOVEMENT OF THE BACK OF THE TONGUE
TO THE BACK OF THE PALATE
THE THERAPIST OR PATIENT PLACES THE TEXTURED THICKENED
SECTION OF TOOL 4 AGAINST THE TOP SURFACE OF THE TONGUE
TO GET A TACTILE SENSATION OF WHERE THE TONGUE SHOULD
ELEVATE TO THE BACK OF THE PALATE
EXERCISE 2
Back Tongue Resistance Movement
GOAL: STRENGTHENING - AN ISOTONIC EXERCISE
BASELINE EXERCISE
•
PLACE TOOL 4 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
•
PRESS AND MAINTAIN ELEVATION OF THE BACK TOP SURFACE
OF THE TONGUE AGAINST TEXTURED FORM AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE AND RECORD NUMBER SECONDS OF ELEVATION OF
THE TONGUE
•
REPEAT THE ELEVATIONS UNTIL THE PATIENT EXPERIENCES
FATIGUE.
•
RECORD THE NUMBER OF REPETITIONS UNTIL THE PATIENT
EXPERIENCES FATIGUE
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T H E ' B A C K T O N G U E R E S T R A I N E R '
Palatoglossus
Intrinsic muscles
of the tongue
Diagram D: Tool 4 - Muscles exercised
Styloglossus
Genioglossus
Hyoglossus
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
A:
•
PLACE TOOL 4 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
•
ELEVATE THE BACK OF THE TONGUE UNTIL IT TOUCHES THE
TEXTURED THICKENED SECTION
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PRESS THE BACK OF THE TONGUE IN PLACE FOR 3 SECONDS
THEN RELAX
•
REPEAT 5 TIMES
B:
•
PLACE TOOL 4 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
•
PRESS THE BACK OF THE TONGUE AGAINST THE TEXTURED
THICKENED SECTION
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PUSH THE TEXTURED THICKENED SECTION DOWN AGAINST THE
BACK DORSUM OF THE TONGUE FOR 3 SECONDS
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REPEAT 5 TIMES
EXERCISE 3
Range of Motion
GOAL: INCREASE RANGE AND EASE OF ELEVATION MOTION OF THE
BACK OF THE TONGUE TO THE BACK OF HARD PALATE.
- AN ISOMETRIC EXERCISE
BASELINE EXERCISE
•
PLACE TOOL 4 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
•
ELEVATE BACK OF THE TONGUE AND PRESS AGAINST TEXTURED
RIDGE AND THEN LOWER BACK OF TONGUE AS MANY TIMES AS
POSSIBLE UNTIL FATIGUE
•
RECORD NUMBER OF REPETITIONS
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