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SPEECH THERAPY |
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| Facial-Flex® — A Multi-purpose Device Used in |
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| Originally designed and used for treatment of patients with
severe facial burns, Facial-Flex is now used extensively as a
dynamic resistance device for strengthening the oral-motor
and neck musculature. Applications include increasing oral
facial motor strength, range of motion, voluntary control, |
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timing and coordination for such impairments as dysarthria,
oral apraxia, facial paresis, oral dysphagia and facial contractures caused by
severe burns. Head trauma, neurogenic diseases,- |
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disabilites affecting pediatric speech language development, all can
contribute to the need to improve oral facial motor skills. |
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Take a look at these clinical studies supporting the Facial-Flex System: |
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SPEECH IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTHY ADULTS |
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Oral-Motor Physiological Effects of an 8-Week Mechanically Aided
Resistance Exercise Program |
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By Pascal van Lieshout, Ph.D., Arpita Bose, M.Sc., & Aravind Namasivayam
Kumar, M.Sc., University of Toronto, Graduate Department of Speech-Language
Pathology, Canada |
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This paper describes a study on the physiological effects of an 8-week mechanically aided exercise program using the Facial-Flex® device with four healthy normal speaking subjects. |
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TREATING VOICE DISORDERS |
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The Use of Facial-Flex® as an Adjunct to Speech Therapy in the Treatment of Voice Disorders: A Case Report |
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By Joseph R. Spiegel, MD Judith N. Creed, MA, CCC-SLP Kate A. Emerich, MS, CCC-SLP |
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This case report demonstrates early results in a patient with disorders of both muscular weakness and hyperfunction that effect voice after using the Facial-Flex device. |
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PHYSICAL REHABILITATION |
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Recovery of Facial Muscle Strength in the Disabled Through a Mechanically Aided-Resistance Exercise Program |
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By Judith Creed, MA, CCC, SLP Joseph R. Spiegel, MD Jesse Selber, BA |
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A preliminary and informal presentation of findings in three residents of a skilled nursing facility who used Facial-Flex as a therapy to strengthen weak oral-facial muscles. |
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The Use of Facial-Flex® as an Adjunct to Speech Therapy in Recovery from Extensive Oral Cavity Carcinoma |
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By Joseph R. Spiegel, MD and Judith N. Creed, MA, CCC-SLP |
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This study follows a 74-year-old woman’s recovery after an extensive surgical procedure that left her with difficulty opening her mouth, jaw motion pain during eating, and poor articulation. |
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SPEECH THERAPY FOR CHILDREN |
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Adjunct to Traditional Speech Therapy |
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The study was designed to evaluate the use of both a pediatric and adult model in children, evaluate the efficacy of building facial muscle strength in children using the device, and to evaluate the result of a short course of progressive resistance exercise on traditional speech therapy for many different articulation disorders. |
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Using Facial Flex® to Assist Treatment of Articulation Disorders |
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Supervised by: Judith Creed, MA, SLP-CCC and Joseph R. Spiegel, MD, FACS. |
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Facial Flex® was used as an adjunct to traditional speech therapy in a population of school age children being treated for articulation disorders. |
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