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Objectives
Strengthens the throat muscles (suprahyoid muscles) to improve the safety of swallow.
Instructions
| (!) Please only do these exercises as prescribed by a Speech Therapist to avoid hurting yourself while doing so. |
- Sit straight and relax
- Put your thumbs under your chin.
- Push your chin down against your thumbs.
- Hold for 1 minute. Repeat this 3 times.
Next, hold for 1 second, but repeat 30 times.
Repeat this 3 times daily.
Precautions
- You should feel effort in the front of your neck during exercise
- You should not feel pain at the back of your neck
- DO NOT push your head forward
- Avoid doing this after a meal
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