Dysphagia Therapy

(Japanese) Dysphagia Swallowing Exercise – Chin Tuck Against Resistance with Rubber Ball ゴムボールを使用した顎引き抵抗運動(CTAR) 

YouTube Video on Japanese CTAR with Rubber Ball
GDM would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Dr Kotomi Sakai for her help in translation and presentation of the Japanese Version of the CTAR video.

This Japanese translated CTAR video and blog post are initiative of the Global Dysphagia Movement (GDM).

The following is the CTAR exercise instructions. You may download a PDF copy of this instructions at the bottom of this page.

下記にCTARの運動方法が記載してあります。このページの下でそのPDFがダウンロードできます。

Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) with a Rubber Ball

Purpose: To strengthen the suprahyoid muscles used in swallowing. The suprahyoid muscles are important to open your upper food pipe sphincter (upper esophageal sphincter) to allow food to enter your stomach.

Translation:

目的:嚥下に使用する舌骨上筋群の筋力を強化するため。舌骨上筋群は食物が胃にはいるように導く道の上部(上部食道入口部)が開くために重要な働きをします。

Equipment: a)Rubber ball, b)Air pump and ball pump needle valve (optional) – to increase diameter and pressure of the ball

Translation:

道具:1)ゴムボール、2)エアポンプとボール用空気注入針(オプション:ボールの大きさや圧を増加させるため)

Instructions:

Part 1: Sustained CTAR (Isometric)

Part 1:持続CTAR(等尺性)

  1. Sit / stand upright and pull your shoulders back. Maintain this posture during the exercise.

まっすぐに座るか立って、肩を軽く後ろに引きます。この姿勢を運動中は維持するようにします。

  • Hold the ball under your chin with your hand and keep it in position during the exercise.

ボールを手で持って顎の下ではさんで、この姿勢を運動中は維持します。

  • Sustain chin tuck against the ball for as hard as possible; for the duration of _______ sec.

ボールに向かって可能な限り強く顎を引き続けます。持続時間は_______秒です。

  • Repeat _______ sets as recommended by your speech therapist / pathologist.

嚥下リハビリテーションの担当者の指示に基づいて_______セットを繰り返しましょう。

  • Rest for 1 minute in between each set of the exercise.

各セットの間は1分間の休憩をとりましょう。

Part 2: Repetitive CTAR (Isokinetic)

Part 2: 反復CTAR(等張性)

  1. Sit / stand upright and pull your shoulders back. Maintain this posture during the exercise.

まっすぐに座るか立って、肩を軽く後ろに引きます。この姿勢を運動中は維持するようにします。

  • Hold the ball under your chin with your hand and keep it in position during the exercise.

ボールを手で持って顎の下ではさんで、この姿勢を運動中は維持します。

  • Tuck your chin in, as hard as possible against the ball; then lift your chin.

ボールに向かって可能な限り強く顎を引いて、そして力を抜きます。

  • Repeat the above steps for ________ times and ________ sets as recommended by your speech therapist / pathologist.

上記のステップを担当治療者の指示に基づいて________回、________セット繰り返します。

  • Rest for 1 minute in between each set of the exercise.

各セットの間は1分間の休憩をとるようにします。

To view the YouTube video, you may

scan on the following QR code with your mobile device camera access YouTube via https://youtu.be/E0qUYlihHNM

Translation:

YouTubeビデオをみるためには

- QRコードをスキャンして

- YouTubeサイトhttps://youtu.be/E0qUYlihHNM にアクセスをして下さい

CTAR with Rubber Ball Exercise videos are available in the following languages:

* Click to view CTAR videos in the following languages.

Chin Tuck Against Resistance or CTAR is suitable for:

  • dysphagia or swallowing difficulties following strokes,
  • dysphagia following head and neck cancer,
  • dysphagia following Parkinson’s disease,
  • dysphagia due to late effect of radiotherapy i.e. Nasopharyngeal cancer
  • etc.

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