ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016
Comparison of maximal tongue strength and tongue strength used during swallowing in relation to age in healthy adults.
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- The Effects of Electrical Stimulation Pulse Duration on Lingual Palatal Pressure Measures During Swallowing in Healthy Older Adults.Dysphagia · 2019Trial
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- Relationship between Tongue Pressure and Nutritional Status in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Single-center Cross-sectional Study.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Oral Health-Related Factors Associated with Dysphagia Risk among Older, Healthy, Community-Dwelling Korean Adults: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association of poor oral health with increased incidence of dysphagia and impaired improvement in nutritional status among patients with acute heart failure: a prospective cohort study.European geriatric medicine · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Esophageal Dysphagia in Elderly Patients.Current gastroenterology reports · 2023Review
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- Maximum lingual pressure impacts both swallowing safety and efficiency in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2023Article
- Decreased Tongue Pressure Associated with Aging, Chewing and Swallowing Difficulties of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Taiwan.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Exercise Science and the Vocalist.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2021Article
- Age and Sex-Related Differences in the Tongue Pressure Generated during Maximum Isometric and Swallowing Tasks by Healthy Chinese Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Observational
- Exercise Science and the Vocalist.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2021Review
- Analysis of Labial and Lingual Strength among Healthy Chinese Adults in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Swallowing Disorders in the Older Population.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2019Review
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Abstract
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to measure and compare the maximal tongue strength and tongue strength used during swallowing in young and older adults. [Subjects and Methods] The study recruited 80 healthy young (aged 20 to 39 years) and older adults (aged ≥65 years) in public places. The Iowa Oral Performance Instrument was used to measure maximal tongue strength and tongue strength used during swallowing. For each subject, the peak value of three measurements was recorded and analyzed. [Results] Maximal tongue strength was statistically significantly higher for the young adults group than the older adults group. Conversely, tongue strength used during swallowing was statistically significantly higher for the older adults group than the young adults group. The percentages of tongue strength used during swallowing for the young adults and older adults groups were approximately 38.8% and 53.8%, respectively. [Conclusion] This study confirmed that older adults have a lower maximal tongue strength than young adults, but a higher tongue strength used during swallowing.
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