Effects of Tongue-Strengthening Exercise on Tongue Strength and Effortful Swallowing Pressure in Young Healthy Adults: A Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Fukuoka, Tatsuyuki; Ono, Takahiro; Hori, Kazuhiro; Kariyasu, Makoto
Titel	Effects of Tongue-Strengthening Exercise on Tongue Strength and Effortful Swallowing Pressure in Young Healthy Adults: A Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65 (2022) 5, S.1686-1696 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fukuoka, Tatsuyuki) ORCID (Ono, Takahiro) ORCID (Hori, Kazuhiro)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Human Body; Motor Reactions; Muscular Strength; Young Adults; Program Effectiveness; Training; Exercise; Foreign Countries; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Menschlicher Körper; Muskelkraft; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ausbildung; Übung; Ausland
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of tongue-strengthening exercise (TSE) on tongue strength and effortful swallowing pressure in young healthy adults. Method: Thirteen young healthy volunteers (six men, seven women; M[subscript age] = 20.5 ± 0.5 years) performed 8 weeks of isometric TSE 3 days per week. A tongue pressure measurement device was used to measure maximum isometric tongue pressure (MITP) and conduct the TSE, and a tactile sensor system attached to the hard palate was used to measure effortful swallowing pressure. MITP and effortful swallowing pressure were measured at baseline, after 4 and 8 weeks of training, and at 4 and 8 weeks after the last training session to examine the detraining effects. Results: The results indicated that both MITP and effortful swallowing pressure increased significantly from baseline to 8 weeks after training. Although the improved MITP significantly decreased at 4 and 8 weeks after training cessation, no detraining effect was observed for effortful swallowing pressure. Conclusions: TSE is an effective method for increasing tongue pressure in wide tongue-palate contact areas during effortful swallow. The effortful swallowing pressure gained with TSE appears to be maintained for at least eight nontraining weeks. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01