Open AccessOral motor problems – what you may recommend your little patients
Author(s) -
Johannes Limbrock
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical research archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2375-1924
pISSN - 2375-1916
DOI - 10.18103/mra.v9i8.2465
Subject(s) - drooling , hypertonia , choking , microstomia , dysphagia , medicine , hypotonia , spasticity , physical medicine and rehabilitation , tongue , pediatrics , physical therapy , anesthesia , surgery , anatomy , pathology
Babies and infants getting osteophatic therapies may show oral functional disorders, such as insufficient sucking, problems with mashed, semisolid or solid food, up to choking (dysphagia); open mouth, tongue protrusion, drooling. This article highlights medical contexts (muscle hypotonia, hypertonia/spasticity) and explains indications to a more specific therapy: such as the Castillo Morales®- Conzept .