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CTAR Exercise
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CTAR Recognised in the Evolution of Swallowing Rehabilitation
In 2023, a review of how swallowing rehabilitation has evolved (Huckabee et al., 2023) recognised CTAR (Chin Tuck Against Resistance) as one of the exercises that has shaped the field.…
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Swallowing After Brainstem Stroke (Lateral Medullary Syndrome): Why Careful Retraining Matters
Why lateral medullary syndrome can make people feel they have forgotten how to swallow, why therapy must retrain the swallow carefully, and how sEMG biofeedback helps.
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Swallowing After Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Cancer (NPC): Long-Term Effects and How to Protect Your Swallow
How radiotherapy for NPC can affect swallowing years later, the warning signs, and a swallowing preservation protocol for before, during and after treatment.
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Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR): A Guide from the Originator
What CTAR is, why it was developed, how to do it step by step, and what the research shows, written by the speech therapist who created the exercise.
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Workshops for the Speech Therapy Association of Turkey (2023 and 2024)
Special thanks to Mr. Ahmet Erkut, the President of the Speech Therapy Association of Turkey, for inviting Mr. Yoon Wai Lam from Singapore Swallowing Specialists to present at the second…
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(Mandarin) Dysphagia Swallowing Therapy – Chin Tuck Against Resistance with Rubber Ball.吞咽障碍复健运动 – 缩下巴抗阻运动 (CTAR) 创始者示范运用橡皮球做练习
The following Mandarin CTAR video and blog post are initiative of the Global Dysphagia Movement (GDM).缩下巴抗阻运动能训练你的上舌骨肌群，以打开进食通道（上食道括约肌），让食物顺利的进入胃。 The Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) exercise works on strengthening the suprahyoid muscles, necessary for opening…
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(Korean) Dysphagia Swallowing Therapy – Chin Tuck Against Resistance with Rubber Ball. 삼킴 장애 요법 – 고무공 사용하는 저항성 턱 당기기 (한국어)
This Korean translated CTAR video and blog post are initiative of the Global Dysphagia Movement (GDM). The Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) exercise works on strengthening the suprahyoid muscles, necessary…
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(Taiwanese Minnan) Dysphagia Swallowing Exercise – Chin Tuck Against Resistance with Ball 臺灣閩南語（臺語) 吞嚥障礙復健運動-下巴阻抗運動 CTAR 創始者示範運用橡皮球做練習
This Taiwanese Minnan translated CTAR video and blog post are initiative of the Global Dysphagia Movement (GDM). 縮下巴阻抗運動能訓練你的上舌骨肌群，以打開進食通道（上食道括約肌），讓食物順利的進入胃。 The Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) exercise works on strengthening the suprahyoid muscles, necessary…
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(Japanese) Dysphagia Swallowing Exercise – Chin Tuck Against Resistance with Rubber Ball ゴムボールを使用した顎引き抵抗運動（CTAR）
This Japanese translated CTAR video and blog post are initiative of the Global Dysphagia Movement (GDM). The following is the CTAR exercise instructions. You may download a PDF copy of…
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(Bengali) Dysphagia Swallowing Exercise – Chin Tuck Against Resistance with Rubber Ball খাবার গলধকরনজনিত সমস্যার থেরাপি- রাবার বলের মাধ্যমে সি টি এ আর থেরাপি
This Bengali translated CTAR video and blog post are initiative of the Global Dysphagia Movement (GDM). উল্লেখিত সি টি এ আর ব্যায়ামের নির্দেশাবলী আপনি ডাউনলোড করতে হলে পৃষ্ঠার নিচে চলে…