Kapitex Ora-light Bedienungsanleitung Seite 7

ORA-LIGHT
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EXERCISE 1
Tongue Assisted Movement
GOAL: TO DEFINE THE MOVEMENT OF TONGUE TIP TO HARD
PALATE INSTEAD OF "TONGUE THRUSTING"
THE THERAPIST OR PATIENT PLACES THE " HOLE" IN THE PALATE OF
TOOL 2 AGAINST THE PATIENT'S TONGUE TIP TO GET A TACTILE
"FEEL" OF THE CONTACT AGAINST THE HOLE
EXERCISE 2
Tongue Tip Resistance Movement
GOAL: TONGUE TIP ELEVATION STRENGTHENING
- AN ISOTONIC EXERCISE
BASELINE EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 2 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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PRESS THE TIP OF THE TONGUE INTO THE "HOLE" OPENING AS
LONG AS POSSIBLE.
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RECORD NUMBER OF SECONDS THE PRESSURE CAN BE
MAINTAINED
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REPEAT THE NUMBER OF REPETITIONS UNTIL PATIENT
EXPERIENCES FATIGUE
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
A:
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PLACE TOOL 2 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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PRESS THE TIP OF THE TONGUE INTO THE "HOLE" OPENING
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CONTINUE TO PRESS INTO THE OPENING FOR 3 SECONDS AND
THEN RELAX
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REPEAT 5 TIMES
B:
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PLACE TOOL 2 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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LOWER TOOL 2 FROM PALATE
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PRESS THE TIP OF THE TONGUE INTO THE "HOLE" OPENING
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ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE DEVICE IN THE MOUTH WHILE GENTLY
PULLING THE HANDLE OUT OF THE MOUTH
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REPEAT 5 TIMES
EXERCISE 3
Tongue Tip Range of Motion
GOAL: INCREASE RANGE AND EASE OF MOVEMENT OF ELEVATION
OF TONGUE TIP TO A FRONT PALATAL POSITION
AN ISOMETRIC EXERCISE
BASELINE EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 2 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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OPEN MOUTH AND POSITION THE TONGUE TIP INTO THE "HOLE"
OPENING
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LOWER THE TONGUE TIP AWAY FROM THE "HOLE" OPENING AND
REPEAT THE POSITIONING THE TONGUE TIP INTO THE "HOLE" AS
MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE AND RECORD THE NUMBER OF
REPETITIONS OF "IN" AND "OUT" OF "HOLE" UNTIL FATIGUE
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 2 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
•
OPEN MOUTH AND POSITION THE TONGUE TIP INTO THE "HOLE"
OPENING
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LOWER THE TONGUE TIP FROM THE "HOLE" OPENING AND RELAX
FOR 3 SECONDS
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RYTHMICALLY REPEAT POSITIONING OF THE TONGUE TIP "IN" AND
"OUT" OF THE "HOLE" OPENING 5 TIMES
EXERCISE 4
Precision and accuracy of articulated
sounds
A: GOAL: PRECISION OF MOVEMENT
BASELINE EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 2 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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REPEAT THE FOLLOWING SYLLABLES AS MANY TIMES AS
POSSIBLE IN 10 SECONDS WITH TONGUE TIP INTO THE "HOLE"
OPENING FOR THE /t/ SOUND
/puh tuh/ /puh tuh/......
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RECORD THE NUMBER OF REPETITIONS OF
IN 10 SECONDS
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RECORD THE NUMBER OF CLEARLY ARTICULATED
SOUNDS IN 10 SECONDS
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
• PLACE TOOL 2 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
• PRODUCE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SOUNDS 10 TIMES MAKING
SURE THAT THE TONGUE TIP CONTACTS THE "HOLE" OPENING FOR
tuh tah ate oot eet
EACH /t/ SOUND
EXERCISE 5
Swallowing
GOAL: ACCURACY OF SWALLOWING
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
• TAKE A SIP OF WATER
• PLACE TOOL 2 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
• PRESS THE LIPS ON THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE" ON THE HANDLE
• BITE THE TEETH ON THE HANDLE
• PRESS THE TONGUE TIP INTO THE "HOLE OPENING"
• SWALLOW ONLY WITH SALIVA WITH NO FOOD IN MOUTH
IT IS SUGGESTED THAT TOOL 2 AND TOOL 3 BE USED IN TANDEM.
THE GOAL IS TO RETRAIN "TONGUE THRUSTING" RESULTING FROM
DEVELOPMENTAL OR ACQUIRED NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. THE
PROCEDURE RETRAINS THE TONGUE TIP TO A FRONT PALATAL
POSITION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ORAL PHASE OF SWALLOWING
INSTEAD OF THRUSTING BETWEEN THE LIPS.
ENGLISH
/puh tuh/ /puh tuh/ /puh tuh/
/puh tuh/
SOUNDS
/puh tuh/
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