An Exploratory Study to Compare Tongue Pressure and Geniohyoid Muscle Volume and Quality before and after Tongue-Hold Swallow Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
After 8 weeks of exercising, the low tongue pressure group showed a statistically significant increase in tongue pressure, suggesting the possibility that THS exercise with the appropriate exercise load strengthened tongue muscles. Conversely, the high tongue pressure group showed no statistically significant difference before and after exercise, indicating that the amount of exercise load could have been insufficient for the individuals in this group.
Authors
- Aya Hirata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1439-4242)
- Masahiro Ishizaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6115-1900)
- Tomohiko Urano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1771-024X)
- Masako Fujiu‐Kurachi
- Yohei Sawaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5679-2391)
- M. Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1128-4355)
- Takahiro Shiba
Institutions
- International University Of Health And Welfare Atami Hospital (JP)
- Marie Curie (GB)
- International University of Health and Welfare (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000546491
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00