SynthesisScientific reports2022
Effects of tongue strengthening exercises on tongue muscle strength: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Tongue Training Tasks on Intramuscular Activity Distribution: Evaluation Using Muscle Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Trial
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- Effects of synergistic tongue and chin resistance training on swallowing function, oral intake, and cognitive function in community-dwelling elderly individuals with frailty: a double-blind randomised controlled trial.Journal of global health · 2025Trial
- Investigating acoustic startle priming-induced cortical network reorganization in post-stroke dysarthria: a fNIRS study.Biomedical optics express · 2026Article
- Progressive Resistance Training Combined with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Sarcopenic Dysphagia in Elderly Inpatients: A Retrospective Cohort Study in China.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Effect of a Tongue Training Device on Tongue Strength in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients with Varying Degrees of Tongue Base Collapse by DISE Undergoing Modified Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A New, Portable Orofacial Manometer for Measuring Tongue Strength and Endurance in Children: Laboratory-Based Validity Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- Accuracy of tongue strength, endurance, and pressure using Iowa oral performance instrument and predictors of dysphagia in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The Impact of a Tongue Training Device on Tongue Muscle Strength in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Modified Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: A Pilot Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Task-Based Eating and Drinking Interventions in Animal Models: A Narrative Review of Functional Improvements and Neuromuscular Adaptations in Age-Related Dysphagia.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of Age and Lingual-Palatal Pressure Levels on Submental Surface Electromyography Measures.Dysphagia · 2023Article
- Relation between Maximum Oral Muscle Pressure and Dentoalveolar Characteristics in Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Prospective Comparative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Oral Rehabilitation from Oral and Dental Diseases.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Tongue strengthening exercise (TSE) has been proposed as an intervention to increase tongue strength and improve swallowing. However, clinical evidence of its effectiveness is lacking. In this review, seven databases were searched from inception to September 30, 2021 for randomized controlled trials that compared tongue strengths between the TSE intervention and control groups, obtained from maximal tongue elevation peak force in kilopascals (kPa). The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used for quality assessment. In total, 12 studies with 388 participants were included. The pooled meta-analysis demonstrated that the anterior tongue strength (ATS) (MD = 5.34 kPa; 95% CI 3.28-7.40; I
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