Table 1.
Order of Procedures
Baseline Measure 1 | Rest | Baseline Measure 2 | Meal | Post-Meal Measure | ||||||
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Parameter | Tongue Strength | Tongue Endurance* | Baseline Effort | Tongue Strength | Tongue Endurance | Meal Effort | Meal Duration | Swallowing Difficulty | Tongue Strength | Tongue Endurance |
Measure | Max Isometric Pressure (P1max) | Duration of Pressure ≥ 0.5 × P1max | Percent of Visual Analog Scale (VAS) | Max Isometric Pressure (P2max) | Duration of Pressure ≥ 0.5 × P2max | Percent of VAS | Time to Complete Meal | # of Coughs, Throat Clears, & Changes in Vocal Quality | Max Isometric Pressure (P3max) | Duration of Pressure ≥ |
Approx Time | 10 Minutes | 20 Minutes | 10 Minutes | 30 Minutes | 10 Minutes |
Refer to Figure 1 for tongue endurance measurement criteria