12.3 - Specific Treatment Programs

Question 1

What is the Beckman Oral Motor Exercises?

Answer 1

Specific interventions that provide assisted movement to activate muscle contraction and to provide movement against resistance to build strength

Question 2

Do Beckman Oral Motor Exercises require cognitive participation?

Who are they useful for?

Answer 2

No

Individuals with impaired motor skills and/or difficulty following commands

Question 3

What is McNeil Dysphagia Treatment?

Answer 3

Systematic exercise-based therapy for the treatment of dysphagia in adults that progresses in difficulty and complexity

Rebuilds functional patterns of swallowing movement

Question 4

What are the two focuses of McNeil Dysphagia Treatment?

Answer 4

Progressive strengthening and coordination of swallowing using functional swallowing activities

Refinement of the coordination of movement patterns + muscular components used in swallowing

Question 5

What is Thermal-Tactile Application

(TTA)?

Answer 5

A technique to stimulate a swallow reflex

It involves stroking the anterior faucial pillars with a cold stimulus to initiate a swallow

Question 6

What stage of swallowing is the Thermal-Tactile Application

(TTA) used for?

Answer 6

The pharyngeal stage