| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study is to investigate methods for preventing and improving age-related decline in swallowing function. The back of the tongue is pushed up to the soft palate with force and held for 10 seconds. The exercise was performed 5 times with a 10 second break in between.This exercise series was named "posterior lingual exercise." The exercise was performed twice a day for 2 weeks. As a result, changes in average RMS was observed a significant difference between Exercise Group and Control Group (p<.05). Posterior lingual exercise may improve suprahyoid muscle activity when swallowing, indicating that this may be an effective training method for muscle strengthening.
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