{"id":2952,"date":"2022-04-30T22:22:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T15:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/?p=2952"},"modified":"2023-05-13T20:14:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T13:14:30","slug":"oral-motor-exercises-improving-speech-and-swallowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/en\/oral-motor-exercises-improving-speech-and-swallowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral Motor Exercises: Improving Speech and Swallowing\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>People with Neurological Communication Disorders may have difficulty producing speech. Dystonia or Muscle weakness causes dysphagia (swallowing disorders), drooling, Speech sound disorders (vowels or consonants distortion, speech sound imprecise, etc.)&nbsp; Oral Motor Exercises is a collection of non-speech methods and procedures that claim to influence tongue, lip, and jaw resting postures, increase strength, improve muscle tone, facilitate range of motion, and develop muscle control.&nbsp; (Ruscello, 2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many benefits of oral-motor exercises. The main benefit of oral-motor exercises is to improve and coordinate the oral muscles which are used for speech, eating and drinking. When oral-motor exercises are combined with breathing and speech exercises, this can be a highly beneficial and effective method of improving speech intelligibility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oral-motor exercises are used in therapy by consistently practicing exercises in a drill Speech and language therapists will tailor a specific speech and language therapy program to suit the specific needs and abilities of each client. Oral-Peripheral examination will provide for discover any Oral structure problems may effect speech and swallowing. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content1.png 468w, https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content1-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-speech Oral Motor Exercises<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content2.png 451w, https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content2-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oral Massage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lips : 10-15 Times each by following pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content3-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content3-1.png 306w, https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content3-1-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content4-1.png 308w, https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content4-1-300x126.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content5-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content5-1.png 308w, https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content5-1-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oral Massage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tongue: 10-15 Times each<\/strong> <strong>by following pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content6.png 318w, https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content6-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content7.png 310w, https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content7-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content8.png 352w, https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content8-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thai Vowel Drills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content9.png 404w, https:\/\/rehab.redcross.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/content9-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People with Neurological Communication Disorders may have 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