Range Of Motion - Kapitex Ora-light Bedienungsanleitung

ORA-LIGHT
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T O O L 1
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MUSCLES EXERCISED:
- ORBICULARIS ORIS
- MENTALIS
- LEVATOR LABII SUPERIORIS
- BUCCINATOR
Phonetic articulator placement
for bilabial sounds
LIPS ARE CLOSED TO FORM A SEAL
ORAL AIR PRESSURE BUILDS UP BEHIND
THE CLOSED LIPS
LIPS ARE SEPARATED QUICKLY, BREATH
ESCAPES, CREATING THE EXPLOSIVE
BILABIAL SOUNDS (p/b/m)
EXERCISE 1
Lip to Lip Assisted Movement
GOAL: TO DEFINE LIP CLOSURE
THE THERAPIST OR PATIENT USES THEIR THUMB AND FINGER
BRINGING THE UPPER AND LOWER LIPS TOGETHER TO ALLOW THE
TACTILE SENSE OF FEELING OF THE LIPS CLOSED
EXERCISE 2
Resistance Movement
GOAL: LIP STRENGTHENING - AN ISOTONIC EXERCISE
BASELINE EXERCISE
A:
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PLACE TOOL 1 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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CLOSE AND PRESS THE LIPS AROUND THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE"
ON THE HANDLE
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POSITION THE TONGUE TIP IN THE HOLE ON THE PALATAL
SECTION
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MAINTAIN CLOSURE UNTIL PATIENT EXPERIENCES FATIGUE.
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RECORD CLOSURE TIME IN NUMBER OF SECONDS
B:
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PLACE TOOL 1 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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CLOSE AND PRESS THE LIPS AROUND THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE"
ON THE HANDLE
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ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE DEVICE IN PLACE WHILE THERAPIST OR
PATIENT GENTLY PULLING THE HANDLE OUT OF THE MOUTH
UNTIL FATIGUE
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RECORD CLOSURE TIME UNTIL FATIGUE IN NUMBER OF
SECONDS
T H E ' L I P S T I M U L AT O R '
Diagram A: Tool 1 - Muscles exercised
Buccinator
Levator Labii
Superioris
Orbicularis
Oris muscle
Mentalis
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
A:
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PLACE TOOL 1 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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CLOSE AND PRESS THE LIPS AROUND THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE" ON
THE HANDLE
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POSITION THE TONGUE TIP IN THE HOLE IN THE PALATE PORTION
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MAINTAIN CLOSURE FOR 3 SECONDS, THEN RELAX
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REPEAT 5 TIMES
B:
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PLACE TOOL 1 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
•
CLOSE AND PRESS THE LIPS AROUND THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE" ON
THE HANDLE
•
ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE DEVICE IN PLACE WHILE GENTLY
PULLING THE HANDLE OUT OF THE MOUTH
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REPEAT 5 TIMES
EXERCISE 3

Range of Motion

GOAL: INCREASE RANGE AND EASE OF MOVEMENT
- AN ISOMETRIC EXERCISE
BASELINE EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 1 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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OPEN AND CLOSE LIPS AROUND THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE" AS
MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE AND RECORD THE NUMBER OF
REPETITIONS UNTIL FATIGUE
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