The objective was to explore quantitative methods for the measurement of lip mobility and lip
force and to relate these to qualitative assessments of lip function. Fifty healthy adults (mean …

Background Dysphagia occurring in the oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing in MS
patients may be caused by changes in muscles' viscoelasticity. The aim of this study was to …

Clinical assessment of orofacial muscle tone is of interest for differential diagnosis of the
dysarthrias, but standardized procedures and normative data are lacking. In this study …

Abnormal muscle tone is presumed to underlie certain types of dysarthria and dysphagia.
However, the speech-language pathologist rarely assesses orofacial muscle tone …

OBJECTIVE: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a slowly progressive neuromuscular
disease. Most children and adolescents with DM1 have weak lips and impaired lip function …

Purpose Perioral biomechanics, labial kinematics, and associated electromyographic
signals were sampled and characterized in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) as a …

Automated wireless sensing of force dynamics during a visuomotor control task was used to
rapidly assess residual motor function during finger pinch (right and left hand) and lower lip …

Cortical adaptation to sustained sensory input is a pervasive form of short-term plasticity in
neurological systems. Its role in sensory perception in health and disease, or predicting long …

Purpose In this study, the authors compared indirect estimates of jaw-muscle tension in
children with suspected muscle-tone abnormalities with age-and gender-matched controls …

Objective: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a slowly progressive neuromuscular disease.
Most children and adolescents with DM1 have weak lips and impaired lip function. The …