Table 1 The rehabilitation program for treated head and neck cancer patients.

From: Does swallow rehabilitation improve recovery of swallow function after treatment for advanced head and neck cancer

Exercise

Exercise types

Programs

Range of motion exercise

Jaw Thrust

Repeat×10, hold 5 s.

Yawn

Tongue range of motion

Tongue retraction exercise

Strengthening exercise

Isokinetic shaker

Repeat×5, hold 3 s, rest for 1 min between repetitions.

Isometric shaker

Masako maneuver

Mendelsohn maneuver

Tongue strength exercise

Swallowing function exercise

Effortful swallow

The time and the number of repetitions is set by the physician.

Lollipop swallowing

Supraglottic maneuver

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