Purpose This article examines nonspeech oral motor treatments (NSOMTs) in the population
of clients with developmental speech sound disorders. NSOMTs are a collection of …

Purpose This article functions as an epilogue to the clinical forum examining the use of
nonspeech oral motor treatments (NSOMTs) to remediate speech sound disorders in …

(NSOMEs) for influencing children's speech sound productions is a common therapeutic
practice used by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the United States, 1 Canada, 2 …

Purpose The use of nonspeech oral motor treatments (NSOMTs) in the management of
pediatric speech sound production disorders is controversial. This article serves as a …

Purpose A nationwide survey was conducted to determine if speech-language pathologists
(SLPs) use nonspeech oral motor exercises (NSOMEs) to address children's speech sound …

Despite the many debates about the usefulness of nonspeech oral motor exercises
(NSOMEs) in the treatment of speech disorders, few controlled experiments have evaluated …

Despite the proliferation of oral motor therapies, much controversy exists regarding the
application and benefit of neuromuscular treatments (NMTs) such as strength training for …

Some speech-language pathologists use oral motor exercises because they believe these
exercises will facilitate speech sound acquisition in children who have articulation …

ABSTRACT A great deal of information is available to help clinicians understand the
principles of motor speech learning and control, and how to apply those principles to clinical …

Background Children with developmental speech sound disorders have difficulties in
producing the speech sounds of their native language. These speech difficulties could be …