Effect of tongue strength training using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument in stroke patients with dysphagia

JS Park, HJ Kim, DH Oh - Journal of physical therapy science, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured program of
resistance training for the tongue in order to improve swallowing function in stroke patients …

[HTML][HTML] Improved dysphagia after decannulation of tracheostomy in patients with brain injuries

YK Kim, JH Choi, JG Yoon, JW Lee… - Annals of rehabilitation …, 2015 - synapse.koreamed.org
Objective To investigate improved dysphagia after the decannulation of a tracheostomy in
patients with brain injuries. Methods The subjects of this study are patients with brain injuries …

Development of an integrated digital hand grip dynamometer and norm of hand grip strength

H Chang, CH Chen, TS Huang… - Bio-medical materials …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
This study designs and fabricates a novel integrated digital hand grip dynamometer and
analyzes collected grip strength data. The dynamometer directly stores collected data in a …

Phonation-related rate coding and recruitment in the genioglossus muscle

KR Shumway, DJ Porfirio, EF Bailey - Experimental brain research, 2015 - Springer
Motor unit recruitment was assessed in two muscles with similar muscle fiber-type
compositions and that participate in skilled movements: the tongue muscle, genioglossus …