Treatment ppts Flashcards
Treatment for Respiration
priority because it affects all other speech aspects
How dysarthria affects respiratory system
weakness of respiratory musculature; abnormal tone (hypo & hypertonia); incoordination of respiratory musculature
Amount of air needed for speech production is _______ than that required for normal breathing activities at rest
no greater
Speakers with dysarthria and their breathing
Either do not follow normal speech breathing patterns of inhalation and exhalation
Address respiration in therapy if…
pt doesn’t have consistent air pressure when producing more than 1 word per breath
SLP’s focus on respiration:
only on strength training to improve respiratory support necessary for speech; address inspiration & expiration strengthening
4 ?s to consider when making respiratory tx decisions:
- Can the pt improve respiratory drive?; 2. Is the pt using the maximum respiratory drive possible?; 3. What compensations can pt make to lessen the disability/handicap?; 4. What is prognosis for favorable outcomes at each level?
Respiratory Relaxation Exercise Step 1
Obtain baseline for tonal status of muscles in pt’s head, neck, trunk; head/neck: stand behind pt & gently move head backward, forward, side to side for 1 minute & rate observations; trunk: have pt touch toes w/o bending @ knees, & bend @ hips from side to side & front to back several times: look for fluidness of movement & rate
Respiratory Relaxation Exercise Steps 2-4
2: Relax muscles in limbs & trunk-abdomen & diaphragm: pt lays in supine position on floor/table in quiet environment; 3: In supine position, pt exhales & inhales via nose to count of 5 each; 4: once breathing pattern produced, pt places hands on abdomen to feel movement feedback
Respiratory Relaxation Exercise Step 5(6)
5: See-Scape via nose: Inhalation=float should stay @ bottom; Exhalation=float should rise & stay @ top for 5 counts;
Exhalation+Inhalation=1 trial (pt should perform 30 consecutive trials)
6: tissue folded in half & placed over pt’s mouth & nose clip on nose if See-Scape not available; inhalation, it should flatten against mouth & exhalation, it should flutter away from mouth
Respiratory Postural Exercise Step 1
Make modifications to wheelchairs to allow pt to have ideal posture because: prevents or corrects abnormal posture, enables neuromuscular activity, provides good head support, prevents abnormal rotation of trunk & hips
Respiratory Postural Exercise Step 2
If wheelchair-bound pt has involuntary shifts in posture or poor volitional control, add sling or static head/trunk support to chair
Respiratory Postural Exercise Step 3
If wheelchair-bound pt needs additional help w/ trunk support, lap tray can be added; pad facing pt’s trunk can be added to tray for assistance in inducing abdominal contraction; SLP can identify needs, but PT or biomedical engineer should do design and fitting
Respiratory Pressure Generating Exercise Step 1
See-Scape to obtain baseline of subglottal air pressure-generating capability: take off rubber cap & put 4-28mm paperclips on top of float; nasal olive off rubber hose & attach to drinking straw that extends 2” from end of hose; poke hole in straw 1/2way between free end & beginning of hose
Respiratory Pressure Generating Exercise Step 2
Have pt blow into straw 2/ goal of raising float w/ paperclips to top of tube; goal: keep float on top for 5 seconds each trial
Complete 5 trials w/ 15 seconds rests in between
Give score of 1 for complete trial: score less than or =to 3 continue to step 3; score greater than 3, continue to next exercise
Respiratory Pressure Generating Exercise Step 3 & 4
3: Repeat step 2 until pt performs task correctly for 10 consecutive trials
4: Discontinuation rule: stop if no improvement over baseline after 30 consecutive trials
Respiratory Inhalation Exercise Step 1
Obtain baseline of pt’s inhalation prolongation capability: pt breathes in as long & steadily as possible (use stopwatch to time length)
pt should make airstream audible so SLP can hear inhalation
Pt repeats this 5x & record mean # of seconds: less than 10 seconds…intervention needed & proceed to next step; more than 10 seconds, continue to next exercise
Respiratory Inhalation Exercise Step 2
Improve strength of diaphragmatic contraction/air intake potential: pt should sit upright in armless chair; pt takes as deep a breath as possible & holds it-SLP applies degrees of light counterforce against pt’s abdomen & pt opposes deflating compression
Respiratory Inhalation Exercise Step 3
Repeat step 2 for 10 minutes (rest periods permitted); test effects of this exercise by repeating step 1 & comparing to baseline score; continue w/ step 3 until pt improves 75% over baseline or @ 10 seconds
Discontinuation rule: stop if no improvement after 30 consecutive minutes
Respiratory Exhalation Exercise Step 1
Obtain baseline of pt’s exhalation prolongation capability: pt breathes out as long & steadily as possible (stopwatch to time length)
Pt should make airstream audible so SLP can hear it; pt repeats 5x & record mean # of seconds
score less than 10seconds…intervention needed & proceed to next step; more than 10 seconds, continue to next exercise
Respiratory Exhalation Exercise Step 2
See-Scape so pt has visual feedback of exhalation capability: remove paperclips from float, but still use straw in same manner; pt places straw lightly in mouth & takes breath in
pt prolongs exhalation as long & steady as possible: float will rise to top of tube & remain there until pt stops exhaling (SLP stopwatch or counts out loud to time exhalation)
Respiratory Exhalation Exercise Steps 3-4
3: Pt should place hand on abs during exercise to feel its retraction
4: SLP records # of secs pt prolongs exhalation: allow 15 secs of rest between trials; continue exercise til pt’s score is 75% improved over baseline or @ 10 secs
discontinuation rule: stop if no improvement after 30 consecutive trials
Respiratory Quick Breathing Exercise Step 1
Baseline of pt’s ability to breathe in & out quickly & continuously: pt breaths in & out continuously & as quickly as they can for 5 secs (SLP records # of complete cycles)
Pt repease 4x w/ 15sec breaks between trials: SLP calculates mean of cycles achieved: less than 5, proceed to step 2, more than 5, next exercise
Respiratory Quick Breathing Exercise Steps 2-3
2: See-Scape & make sure pt is comfortable; position straw in pt’s mouth & fasten nose clip on nose
3: See-Scape for visual feedback: pt inhales via straw for 2 secs & exhales for 2 secs for a total of 20 secs=1 trial; complete 12 trials w/ 1 minute rest periods
Respiratory Quick Breathing Exercise Step 4
Test effects of step 3 by repeating step 1 & comparing score to baseline
Respiratory Quick Breathing Exercise Step 5
Continue until pt’s mean score is 75% improved over baseline; Discontinue rule=stop exercise if no improvement after 30 consecutive minutes
Respiratory Inhalatory/Exhalatory Synchronization Exercise1 Step 1
Obtain baseline by having pt prolong inhalations & exhalations alternatively for 5 secs continuously for 1 minute==1 trial; record # of trials w/o abnormal, interruptive, oppositional, dysrhythmic respiratory features
Repeat 4x w/ breaks between trials; calculate mean score
less than 4: proceed to step 2 & more than 4: next exercise
Respiratory Inhalatory/Exhalatory Synchronization Exercise1 Steps 2-3
See-Scape: use nasal olive & tape to bridge of nose & have pt perform following breathing task via nose w/ mouth closed
3: pt prolongs inhalation then exhalation for 5 secs each for 1 minute==1 trial
Respiratory Inhalatory/Exhalatory Synchronization Exercise1 Step 4
Record abnormalities in cycle characteristics; pt has trouble with given cycle: incorrect; no breakdown occurs in given cycle: correct
Respiratory Inhalatory/Exhalatory Synchronization Exercise1 Step 5
Repeat procedure 10x w/ 30sec breaks in between minute-long trials
Calculate mean # of correct cycles after 60 trials have been completed
Continue exercise until pt improves 75% over baseline
Discontinuation rule: stop if no improvement after 120 trials
Respiratory Inhalatory/Exhalatory Synchronization Exercise2 Step 1
Obtain baseline by having pt take short breath & upon exhalation prolong the /m/ for 2 full secs, then take another breath & prolong /m/ again for 2 secs until 10 complete trials are attempted
Repeat 2 more times so that 30 trials are attempted; score less than 21, step 2; score more than 21, next exercise
Respiratory Inhalatory/Exhalatory Synchronization Exercise2 Step 2
See-Scape in same was as previous exercise; pt performs task they completed in step 1 via See-Scape
Respiratory Inhalatory/Exhalatory Synchronization Exercise2 Step 3
Explain adverse airflow effects of the antagonistic & asynchronous respiratory musculature contractions as it is measure & observed by deviant float dynamics during present exercise
Respriatory Inhalatory/Exhalatory Synchronization Exercise2 Step 4
Repeat procedure until 30 trials are completed; continue until pt achieves score 75% improved over baseline; discontinuation rule: stop if no improvement after 60 trials
Isolated Sound Production Exercises
For pts who can breathe well but do not when speaking (transfer); also for those who have made significant progress on preceding breathing exercises
Note: during all these exercises, SLP may press on abdomen to facilitate exhalation
Respiration Isolated Speech Exercise 1 Step 1 & 2
Pt sustains /i/, /o/, /u/ sounds for as long as possible & mean; if under 15 secs, continue; if not, skip to exercise 2
2: See-Scape: put straw in mouth, nose clip if needed
Respiration Isolated Speech Exercise 1 Step 3 & 4
3: Pt sustains /u/, SLP stopwatches & makes sure float doesn’t sink more than 1”
4: Repeat step 3 20x. Allow pt 30 sec breaks between efforts; vary vowel sounds. record
RespirationIsolated Speech Exercise 1 Step 5 & 6
5: Mean efforts. Chart. Continue until mean improves by +75% of initial score or 15-20x success.
6: If no progress, quit after 30x tries. Move on.
Respiration Isolated Speech Exercise 2 Step 1
Pt holds /i-o-u/ sounds as long as possible; each sound = time; no looping; need smooth transition
RespirationIsolated Speech Exercise 2 Step 2
If 1 done smoothly, according to pt’s potential award point; if not, no point; repeat 10x; if score is less than 8, continue, if greater than 8, exercise 3
RespirationIsolated Speech Exercise 2 Step 3
Repeat with See-Scape; float cannot drop lower than 1”; score as before
RespirationIsolated Speech Exercise 2 Step 4
Continue step 3 until +75% of baseline or 10 points; record scores after each set; do 3x sets; move on after 30 trials even if not improving
RespirationIsolated Speech Exercise 3 Step 1
Pt. to hold /u/ sounds for 10 sec. with one second break, 3x (33 sec. per trial). Need 22 sec. of holding. Record. If worse than 22 sec, continue. If not, ex. #4
Respiration Isolated Speech Exercise 3 Step 2
See-Scape; must use nose clip
Respiration Isolated Speech Exercise 3 Step 3
Set metronome for 60 beats per minute. Patient float floats, then pulses /u/ with beat for 10 sec. Float can’t sink more than 1”. Inhalation sinks float. This is illustrative, once pt. understands, start.
Respiration Isolated Speech Exercise 3 Step 4
Record pt. air pulses successfully as explained above. pt needs +75% improvement or 30 seconds among three tries. Record. Carry on after 30x tries.
Respiration Isolated Speech Exercise 10 Step 1
Prepare CVC, CVCVCV words with only /i,o,u/ & plosives, affricates or fricatives. List on cards, 15 per.
Respiration Isolated Speech Exercise 10 Step 2
See-Scape. Nose clip required
Respiration Isolated Speech Exercise 10 Step 3
Pt inhales deeply, then reads as many cards as possible. Float cannot sink more than 1” (fail). Make sure pt. understands, can read words
Respiration Isolated Speech Exercise 10 Step 4
Pt. complete as many words as possible. Intelligibility is inconsequential. Complete 10 trials with 20 second breaks between. Derive mean & record
Respiration Connected Speech Breathing Step 1
Use See-Scape with 2 in. drinking straw. Circumference thin tape to tube at midpoint. Prepare list of 10 sentences on a card (10 syllables per card)
Respiration Connected Speech Breathing Step 2
Secure nose clip. Pt. breathes deeply, reads sentences #1 as float rises above tape. Float sinks when pt. inhales/stops. In this step, only inhalatory scored to allow calculation for syllables per breath
Respiration Connected Speech Breathing Steps 3-4
3: Once pt. grasps, record # of breaths to read all cards with 15 second break between each card
4: Pt. tries 3x per sentence. When done, take total breath # and divide by 300 (baseline of syllables per breath)
Respiration Connected Speech Breathing Steps 5-6
5: Record score. If score is less than 20, carry to step 6. Otherwise go on to next exercise.
6: Repeat until +75% improvement or “30” reached. After each set, find breaths per syllable. Quit after 30 min. even if goals unmet/no progress.
Velopharyngeal insufficiency causes what disturbances in speech production?
nasal air emissions, reduced ability to generate intraoral air pressure, weaker acoustic energy
Speech production issues related to vp insufficiency result in
hypernasality, articulatory imprecision, reduced phonatory volume
Goal of resonation dysarthria exercises
in increase intraoral air pressure-generating capability & to improve velopharyngeal valving
Who can benefit from resonation dysarthria exercises?
all pts with dysarthria who exhibit velopharyngeal insufficiency
Patient’s with underlying hypertonicity & hyperactivy pharyngeal reflexes will begin this exercise regimen…
After completing, whether successfully or not, the preceding exercise program
Pts with moderate to severe velopharyngeal insufficiency…
Will not be able to meet the criteria recommended for the exercise regimen that follows
Resonation exercises discontinue rule
after 30 trials if no improvement is shown
If pt has lip seal difficulty…
Allow him/her to use fingers for assistance during exercises (record any compensations)
Resonation Exercise 1 Steps 1-2
1: Explain purpose of exercise to pt.
2: See-Scape in front of pt; connect a 2” piece of straw to rubber hose; punch hole in 1 wall of straw about 1/2way b/t the top of the hose & the free end of the straw
Resonation Exercise 1 Step 3
Instruct pt to take deep breath, then blow steadily into straw; goal is to raise float to top of tube & maintain it for 5 secs; repeat 3x for baseline
Resonation Exercise 1 Step 4
Repeat same exercise w/ 15secs of rest between trials until pt demonstrates ability to raise the float to the top of the tube for 5 full secs over 10 consecutive trials (Clean condensation inside the tube w/ a tissue to prevent interference with float capability)
Resonation Exercise 2
Follows same objective as ex. 1, except now drop a small paper clip into tube on top of float, which makes task more difficult; if pt has no difficulty on baseline trials, proceed to ex 3; once criterion has been achieved move to ex 3
Resonation Exercise 3
Also follows same objective as ex 1, except now drop 2 paper clips into tube to resist float dynamics; if pt has no difficulty w/ baselines, proceed to ex. 4
once criterion has been achieved, proceed to ex. 4
Resonation Exercise 4
Follows same objective as ex.1, except drop 3 paper clips into tube prior to intraoral air pressure-generating measurements; if pt has no difficulty w/ baseline trials, proceed to ex.5
Once criterion has been achieved, proceed to ex.5
Resonation Exercise 5
Follows same objective as ex.1, except drop 4 paper clips into tube; if pt has no difficulty w/ baseline trials, proceed to ex.6
Once criterion is achieved, proceed to ex.6
Resonation Exercise 6
Follows same objective as ex.1, except drop 5 paper clips into tube; if pt has no difficulty w/ baseline trials, proceed to ex.7
Once criterion is achieved, proceed to ex.7