Vitorino Jussara
JV Dysarthria Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2010 Jun;12(3):237-43. doi: 10.3109/17549501003746160.
In order to diagnose abnormality in tongue strength and endurance and to obtain more precise rehabilitation planning, the aims of this study were to examine typical tongue strength and endurance of 75 healthy Portuguese speakers. The tongue strength and endurance scores were obtained using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI Model 2.0). The participants ranged in age from 20 to 77 years of age. To assess whether there were differences across age and gender, the participants were divided into three age categories (20-40; 41-60; 61-80) and both genders to establish a total of 6 groups. The results revealed that there were no significant differences across age and gender and that the healthy speakers of Portuguese were able to maintain 50% maximum pressure for a shorter period of time than those documented in English speakers. The data collected will provide an important database for speech-language pathologists with the purpose of diagnosis of tongue dysfunction.
为了诊断舌肌力量和耐力的异常情况并获得更精确的康复计划，本研究的目的是检测75名健康葡萄牙语使用者的典型舌肌力量和耐力。使用爱荷华口腔功能仪器（IOPI 2.0型号）获得舌肌力量和耐力分数。参与者年龄在20岁至77岁之间。为了评估年龄和性别之间是否存在差异，将参与者分为三个年龄组（20 - 40岁；41 - 60岁；61 - 80岁），并按性别划分，共形成6组。结果显示，年龄和性别之间没有显著差异，且葡萄牙语健康使用者能够保持最大压力50%的时间比英语使用者记录的时间更短。收集到的数据将为言语病理学家诊断舌功能障碍提供一个重要的数据库。
