Table 1 Swallowing exercises
Target number for each day | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Exercise | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 |
Mendelsohn | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Masako | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Effortful swallow | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Shaker | 3× 1-min hold | 3× 1-min hold | 3× 1-min hold |
30 head lifts | 30 head lifts | 30 head lifts | |
Jaw exercises (if instructed, once patient is no longer able to insert three fingers between top and bottom teeth) | 5× 30-s straight opening | 5× 30-s straight opening | 5× 30-s straight opening |
5× 1-s jaw swing to each side | 5× 1-s jaw swing to each side | 5× 1-s jaw swing to each side | |