Alimed Oral Images and Swallowing Images

Alimed Oral and Swallowing Images Features

• Useful for a variety of older child and adult clients
• Easy to use material for independent practice anywhere
• Card size: 11"L x 8-1/2"W
• Acrylic mirror size: 4"L x 3"W
• Oral Images include:
  - An additional set of exercises developed for use with adults
  - Each set has 12 basic oral exercises to help strengthen mouth area for dysphagic clients
  - General suggestions for use and space for individual instruction
• Swallowing Images include:
  - Description and illustrations of normal swallowing and a glossary of commonly used dysphagia terms
  - Back of card includes general suggestions, and space for individual instructions
  - Additional strengthening, vocal fold adduction, and laryngeal elevation exercises
  - Provides a bridge to the swallowing strategies most commonly used
• Images Starter Pack include: 1 practice sheet with mirror from each of the following
  - Oral images 1
  - Voice images
  - Swallowing images 1 and 2
  - Speech images (one of each phoneme: b,d, s, r, and sh)

More On Oral and Swallowing Images

• Oral Images:
  - Helps specific muscle groups in adults with various neorologic disorders, following head or neck surgery, or with other conditions resulting in swallowing problems
  - Exercises displayed around a small plastic mirror mounted in the middle of heavy paper
  - Easy-to-read explanations will facilitate independent practice and self-monitoring by the client
  - Provides immediate visual feedback
• Swallowing Images:
  - Provide swallowing exercises and mirror all on one chart
  - New additional exercises are available to help maximize client-family understanding, compliance with the treatment program
  - Each set reinforces swallowing exercises and encourages strengthening of the specific muscle groups used in swallowing
  - Nine illustrated exercises with easy-to-read descriptions placed around an acrylic mirror