Kapitex Ora-Light Manual De Instrucciones página 9

ORA-LIGHT
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EXERCISE 3
Range of Motion
GOAL: IINCREASE RANGE AND EASE OF MOTION
- AN ISOMETRIC EXERCISE
BASELINE EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 3 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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PLACE THE TONGUE TIP AGAINST THE TEXTURED RIDGE
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LOWER THE TONGUE TIP FRONT FROM THE TEXTURED RIDGE
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REPEAT THE PLACEMENT AND LOWERING OF TONGUE TIP
AGAINST THE TEXTURED
RIDGE UNTIL THE PATIENT EXERIENCES FATIGUE
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COUNT THE NUMBER OF REPETITIONS IN 10 SECONDS
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 3 IN THE MOUTH ON THE PALATE BEHIND THE
FRONT TEETH
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PLACE THE TONGUE TIP AGAINST THE TEXTURED RIDGE
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LOWER THE TONGUE TIP FROM THE TEXTURED RIDGE
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RYTHMICALLY PLACE TONGUE TIP AGAINST THE TEXURED AND
LOWER TONGUE TIP. REPEAT 10 TIMES
EXERCISE 4
Precision and accuracy of articulated
sounds
A: GOAL: PRECISION OF MOVEMENT
BASELINE EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 3 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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REPEAT THE FOLLOWING SYLLABLES AS MANY TIMES AS
POSSIBLE IN 10
/puh tuh / /puh tuh/ /puh tuh / ...
SECONDS
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/puh tuh/
RECORD THE NUMBER OF
SECONDS
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/puh tuh/
RECORD THE NUMBER OF
CLEAR ARTICULATION IN 10 SECONDS
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 3 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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REPEAT THE FOLLOWING SYLLABLES
/puh tuh/ /puh tuh/ /puh tuh/,,,
B: GOAL: ACCURACY OF SOUNDS
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 3 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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REPEAT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SOUNDS 10 TIMES MAKING
SURE THAT THE TONGUE TIP TOUCHES THE TEXTURED RIDGE
tuh tah ate oot
SYLLABLES IN 10
SYLLABLES MADE WITH
10 TIMES
EXERCISE 5
Precision and accuracy of articulated
sounds
GOAL: ACCURACY OF SWALLOWING
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
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TAKE A SIP OF WATER
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PLACE TOOL 3 IN THE MOUTH ON THE PALATE BEHIND THE
FRONT TEETH
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PRESS THE LIPS ON THE HANDLE
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BITE THE TEETH ON THE HANDLE
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PLACE THE TONGUE TIP AGAINST THE "TEXTURED RIDGE"
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SWALLOW ONLY WITH SALIVA WITH NO FOOD IN MOUTH
IT IS SUGGESTED THAT TOOL 2 AND TOOL 3 BE USED IN TANDEM . THE
GOAL IS TO RETRAIN "TONGUE THRUSTING" RESULTING FROM
DEVELOPMENTAL OR ACQUIRED NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. THE
PROCEDURE RETRAINS THE TONGUE TIP TO A FRONT PALATAL
POSITION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ORAL PHASE OF SWALLOWING
INSTEAD OF THRUSTING BETWEEN THE LIPS
ENGLISH
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