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 My patient is doing tongue exercises, but it doesn't seem to be helping...
- Is her strength increasing? Maybe she really isn't doing her exercises.
- Would it help motivate her if she knew she was getting stronger?
- Maybe she is getting stronger, but increasing her strength isn't addressing her real problem...
My patient has difficulty with food containment during chewing...
- Could his lip compression muscles be weak? On one side? Or both?
I see weakness/fatigability of the tongue/lips in my frail, older, patient...
- Is this condition just in the oral motor system, or is it part of a generalized weakness/fatigability of the whole body?
My brain-injured patient is very dysarthric...
- Is his tongue weak? Maybe his strength is OK, but his ability to control voluntary tongue movements is limited.
- Would it help him to practice simple controlled voluntary tongue movements, having continuous feedback on how he is doing?
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Dr. Erich Luschei
Co-Inventor & Manufacturer of the IOPI
2009
ASHA Convention
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- Try out an IOPI for yourself!
- Meet the inventor!
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