Tooth loss, decreased mass and strength of the masticatory muscles leading to difficulty in
chewing have been suggested as important determinants of eating and nutrition in the …

Background Rehabilitative treatments for oropharyngeal dysphagia, including oromotor
exercises and sensory stimulation, have been widely adopted into clinical practice …

Many patients are in pain when they receive gait training during rehabilitation. Based on
animal studies, it has been proposed that central sensitization associated to nociception …

This study investigated the effect of repeated tongue lift training (TLT) on the excitability of
the corticomotor representation of the human tongue and jaw musculature. Sixteen …

The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different training types and
secondary to test gender differences on the training-related cortical plasticity induced by …

Most patients receiving intensive rehabilitation to improve their upper limb function
experience pain. Despite this, the impact of pain on the ability to learn a specific motor task …

An oral device includes an intraoral bolus simulator having an exterior surface and an
interior volume fillable with a fluid. An extraoral user interface extends from the bolus …

Objective To investigate the influence of tongue disability, age, and sex on motor
performance for a tongue-training paradigm involving playing a computer game using the …

Given the evidence that the primary motor cortex (MI) consists of subpopulations of upper
motor neurons tuned to different directional parameters of a motor movement, this study …

Background Lingual exercises are commonly used in clinical practice for swallowing
rehabilitation. Associating lingual exercises with computer games increases motivation …