How much strength do your lips and tongue make?
Biofeedback is the most useful equipment in the diagnosis and treatment of orofacial dysfunctions and specifically dysphagia. It allows to train the lip or tongue pressure as well as the evaluation of these organs and will help us:
- Objectively measure the strength of the tongue and lips.
- Compare patient data with standard data according to sex and age.
- Carry out rehabilitation exercises with direct feedback.
- Measure and document patient improvement.
This equipment allows us to make an objective diagnosis with two simple tests: the measurement of muscular strength and endurance.
The force measurement is based on measuring the maximum pressure that a patient can exert when pressing a lingual sensor or balloon against the palatal vault with his or her tongue. Likewise, by changing the position of the sensor, lip force can be measured. Regarding the measurement of resistance, this equipment allows the evaluation of tongue fatigue by measuring its resistance. A low resistance would indicate considerable fatigue.
REHABILITATION
Biofeedback equipment facilitates simple exercise therapy to improve tongue and lip muscle competence and swallowing behavior. The clinician must determine the target pressure and the number of repetitions to be performed by the patient in order for the patient to perform a rehabilitation exercise routine.
Technical specifications: Minimum configuration of the equipment to be installed PLL PRO-PHONE: 1. Computer with USB input, keyboard and mouse. 2. Operating system: Windows XP or higher. 3. Processor: Intel Pentium dual core or higher. 4. RAM memory: 2.0GB. 5. Hard disk: 160GB. 6. Monitor: 10" or larger, with a minimum resolution of 1024x768. 7. Power supply voltage: 5V from computer USB.
Contains: Instruction manual, installation unit, 1 meter USB cable, air bulb device (10 units), flexible plastic tube with 120 cm and 1 plastic case.
