Feasibility Of Oral Sensorimotor Stimulation On Oropharyngeal Dysphagia In Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

"The program focused on regaining typical movement, prohibiting abnormal muscle tone, promoting postural reactions and enhancing postural mechanisms. The program was applied via certified physical therapists five days/week for 4 successive months. The intended goals of the treatment program were achieved through:~* Neurodevelopmental based training (NDT)~* Functional stretching exercises to preserve muscle and soft tissues elasticity~* Sequenced trunk co-activation (STA) exercises~* Righting and protective reactions It is worth mentioned that the exercises applied in each session was influenced by the age and the specific functional abilities within the selected activity."

"Children in the experimental group received 30 minutes of oral motor training five days week. The training included oral stimulation (facilitation) conducted before the child's actual meal time.~The designed protocol comprised modified perioral and intraoral maneuvers based on Fucile's protocol. The utmost aims of the protocol were to decrease hypersensitivity of oral structures, increase jaws movement, and reinforce muscle strength, improve tongue movement and enhance oral motor organization"