Effect of Oral Neuromuscular Training on Swallowing

An acrylic mouth guard with a pulling loop. The mouth guard is placed in the mouth of the patient on the outside of the teeth. The therapist pulls the loop in different directions and the patient try to close his/her mouth on the mouth guard to keep it inside the mouth.

Cuff deflation, speaking valve, masako exercises, shaker exercises, coughing, stimulation of the oral cavity, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, postural control