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How to assess and treat tongue function for swallowing disorders
What is it about?
This paper helps clinicians better understand how to utilize high tech devices to assess and treat tongue function in the context of swallowing rehabilitation.
Why is it important?
Clinicians are often overwhelmed with the various tongue rehabilitation protocols. This paper provides some guidelines on what parameters can be assessed and how to leverage principles of exercise science into rehabilitation. Suggestions for documentation have also been provided so that it can be easily implemented and adapted into practice.