JP2021049260A - Oral cavity function training method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an oral cavity function training method capable of achieving continuous autonomous execution of training for improvement of an oral cavity function and training for preventing reduction of the oral cavity function, in a game sensibility.SOLUTION: An oral cavity function training method comprises: an oral cavity surrounding muscle holding step of, inserting a substantially conical blowgun dart which has a hard needle part with a sharp tip and a hollow part into a cylindrical body from an opening on the other end side of the long-sized cylindrical body with a mouthpiece attached to one end side, inserting a shank part of the mouthpiece into an oral cavity, for holding the shank part by lips by biting the shank part by incisors on upper and lower jaws for holding, thereby training mainly an orbicular muscle of mouth; an oral cavity surrounding muscle stretching step of, in a state of directing a tip end being the other end side of the cylindrical body to a target in which a plurality of wide ring parts for which a different score is set for each different diameter size, is displayed concentrically, training mainly a buccinator muscle by exhaling in one breath from one end side of the cylindrical body, to inside of the cylindrical body; and a brain stimulation step of adding a score on the ring part on a target to which a dart blown from the other end side of the cylindrical body sticks, and comparing the score with a score recording of other person or a self score recording.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an oral function training method that contributes to improvement of symptoms of decreased oral function and prevention of decreased oral function.

With aging, oral functions such as chewing, swallowing, and speaking decline. This is called an oral frailty. Oral frailty is a sign of aging of the body, and if it progresses further, it may lead to malnutrition due to loss of appetite, frailty that is a decrease in physical activity and general function, and if this progresses, it may lead to a state of long-term care. Therefore, efforts are being made to improve oral function.

For example, in order to prevent dry mouth, there is a massage of the sublingual gland, submandibular gland or parotid gland, and each word of pa, ta, ka or la may be said with the mouth wide open.

Further, Patent Document 1 includes a grip portion and an insertion portion to be inserted into the oral cavity, and the insertion portion is provided with a flexible elastic body portion having a hollow portion inside. Disclosure of an oral function training device including an elastic body portion having a slit that communicates between the hollow portion and the outside and at least one or more holes that communicate the hollow portion and the outside and is provided at a position different from the slit. Has been done.

Patent Document 2 describes an oral function training device having a nipple-shaped intraoral insertion portion that fits the palate and a trumpet-shaped or cylindrical extraoral protrusion that is connected to the intraoral insertion portion and protrudes outside the oral cavity. It is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-54269 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-118916

To repeat the monotonous work of massaging the sublingual gland, submandibular gland, or parotid gland, and saying each word of pa, ta, ka, or la with the mouth wide open. There was a problem that many people could not sustain it and interrupted it. In addition, even if health classes such as 100-year-old gymnastics are held in the area, there is a problem that the participation rate is low especially for elderly men who are withdrawn in the area.

According to the invention of Patent Document 1, a filling such as jelly, jam, cream, pudding, or candy is filled in the bag portion, and when the bag is chewed, the filling such as jelly flows out to give a sweet taste. Those who have a decline in oral function or who want to prevent a decline in oral function are mainly elderly people. It is said that such elderly people should not eat sweet foods because some of them are diabetic. Then, the invention of Patent Document 1 has a problem that the more chewed, the better the masticatory power, but the elderly people are more likely to have diabetes and are shunned.

In the invention of Patent Document 2, since the training of inserting the oral function training device into the mouth and chewing is repeatedly performed by one person, the monotonous operation of performing the training by one person is repeated, so that the training cannot be sustained and is interrupted. There was a problem that many people would end up.

Therefore, the inventor is searching for an oral function training method that allows elderly men withdrawal in the community to participate continuously, and adds a game-like element such as grand golf to oral function training. If it could be adopted, it was thought that elderly men withdrawal in the community would be interested in oral function training, and as a result, the number of participation would increase and the training would continue autonomously. Then, as a play to move the mouth like a game, we listed the blow arrow, the party horn, and the soap bubble, and since the blow arrow is the strongest blow in the mouth, we came up with the idea of incorporating the blow arrow into the oral function training. ..

The present invention was devised in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an oral function training method that can be expected to continuously and autonomously carry out training for improving oral function and preventing oral function deterioration as if playing a game. To do.

The oral function training method according to claim 1 is an oral function training method incorporating a blow arrow, and is a tip from an opening on the other end side of a long tubular body having a mouthpiece attached to one end side. A substantially conical blown arrow having a hard needle part and a hollow part with a sharp point is inserted into the tubular body, the shank part of the mouthpiece is inserted into the oral cavity, and the shank part is inserted with the cut teeth of the upper and lower jaws. After the perioral muscle pinching step mainly composed of the oral ring muscle and the perioral muscle sandwiching step mainly composed of the oral ring muscle while chewing and holding, the tip of the tubular body on the other end side is pressed. , With a plurality of wide ring portions set with different points for different diameters facing concentrically, breathe from one end side of the tubular body into the inside of the tubular body at once. After the perioral muscle expansion step mainly composed of the exhaling cheek muscle and the perioral muscle expansion step mainly composed of the cheek muscle, the ring portion of the target pierced by an arrow flying from the other end side of the tubular body. It is characterized by comprising a brain stimulation step of adding the scores of the above and comparing with the score recording of others or the self-scoring.

The oral function training method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the oral function training method incorporating the blow arrow is an oral function training method incorporating a sports blow arrow.

The oral function training method according to claim 1 or 2 of the present invention is not a training in which a person repeats monotonous things by himself, but an arrow is motivated to pierce a ring portion having a higher target score with a blown arrow. You can enjoy oral function training by being pleased or regretted by the score of the ring part of the target that was stabbed. For this reason, there is a sense of accomplishment peculiar to the game by devising a way to pierce the ring part with a high score for oral function training, so it has an unprecedented effect of being able to continue oral function training for a long time.

In addition, by incorporating a game-like element into the oral function training, it also has the effect of pulling out a man who is withdrawn or withdrawn in the elderly.

Furthermore, by performing a blow arrow, the amount of activity and the amount of exercise are increased, which leads to an increase in appetite, and the improvement and improvement of oral function leads to an increase in appetite.

The oral function training method of the present invention can be applied to oral function training for all people, not only elderly men withdrawal in the community, but also men and women of all ages, children to the elderly, healthy people and persons with disabilities. You can expect it.

It is a flow chart of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the implementation state of the oral function training method of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the implementation state of the oral function training method of this invention when using a wheelchair. It is explanatory drawing of the tool used for the oral function training method of this invention, (a) is the explanatory view of one example of a tubular body and a mouthpiece, and (b) is the explanatory view of one example of an arrow.

When oral function such as chewing, swallowing, and speaking deteriorates, symptoms such as difficulty in chewing hard food, slight swelling, deterioration of smooth tongue, and dry mouth appear. Therefore, the muscles involved in the symptom and the muscles used in Fukiya will be explained.

First, the oral function of chewing is a function of raising the lower jaw, and corresponds to four types of masticatory muscles: masseter muscle, temporal muscle, lateral pterygoid muscle, and medial pterygoid muscle. If the oral cavity is dry, food cannot be chewed well.

Next, regarding the oral function of swallowing, the muzzle muscle for putting food in the mouth corresponds, and it is the submandibular gland that produces salivary glands to organize food well in the oral cavity and swallow it well. Glands, submandibular glands, submandibular glands and many minor salivary glands are applicable, and when they are placed on the back of the tongue and sent to the mesopharynx, the supraclavicular muscles such as the maxillofacial muscles and lingual tongue muscles work, and the posterior Delivery from the pharynx to the esophagus prevents the thyroid muscles from closing the laryngoscope and allowing food to enter the airways.

Next, regarding the oral function of speaking, the perioral muscles, the external tongue muscles, and the inner muscles, which are mainly the muzzle muscles that work when closing, opening, contracting, and changing the shape of the tongue to change the pronunciation. The muscles of tongue are applicable, and the sublingual glands, submandibular glands, parotid glands, and many minor salivary glands, which are large salivary glands that produce salivary glands, are applicable. When the oral cavity becomes dry, it becomes difficult to talk, and when the perioral muscles, mainly the orbicularis oris muscle, weaken, it becomes difficult to hear the pronunciation.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the oral function training method 1 of the present invention is the oral function training method 1 incorporating a blow arrow, and is a long tubular body 5 having a mouthpiece 6 attached to one end side. A substantially conical blow arrow 7 having a hard needle portion 7a with a sharp tip and a hollow portion 7b is inserted into the tubular body 5 from the opening on the other end side of the mouthpiece 6, and the shank portion 6a of the mouthpiece 6 is inserted. And the perioral muscle sandwiching step 2 mainly consisting of the perioral muscle sandwiching the shank portion 6a with the lips while chewing and holding the shank portion 6a with the cut teeth of the upper and lower jaws, and the mouth ring muscle as the main body. After the perioral muscle sandwiching step 2, a plurality of wide ring portions 8a, 8b, and 8c in which different points are set for different sizes of diameters are displayed concentrically at the tip of the tubular body 5 on the other end side. The perioral muscle expansion step 3 mainly consisting of the cheek muscles that exhale at once from one end side of the tubular body 5 into the inside of the tubular body 5 in a state toward the target 8 and the cheek muscles are mainly After the perioral muscle expansion step 3, the points of the ring portions 8a, 8b, and 8c of the target 8 pierced by the arrow 7 flying from the other end side of the tubular body 5 are added to record the score of another person or self. It comprises brain stimulation step 4 for comparison with score recording.

Then, the oral function training method 1 incorporating the blow arrow may be the oral function training method 1 incorporating the sports blow arrow.

In order to shoot the arrow 7 aiming at the ring portions 8a, 8b, 8c of the target 8, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the trainee 10 was attached to one end side of the elongated tubular body 5. The mouthpiece 6 is inserted into the oral cavity up to about the middle of the shank portion 6a, and the shank portion 6a is held by the incisors of the maxilla and mandible while being sandwiched by the perioral muscles mainly composed of the orbicularis oris muscle. That is, firmly pinch it with your lips. Then, the trainee 10 inflates his cheeks and expels the air accumulated in the oral cavity at once. As a result, the arrow 7 flies toward the target 8 and pierces the target 8.

I will explain the relationship between the series of movements of Fukiya and the muscles that perform the movements. First, it is the perioral muscle sandwiching step 2 mainly composed of the orbicularis oris muscle. A substantially conical arrow 7 having a hard needle portion 7a with a sharp tip and a hollow portion 7b is inserted from an opening on the other end side of a long tubular body 5 having a mouthpiece 6 mounted on one end side. It is inserted into the tubular body 5, and the middle part of the shank portion 6a of the mouthpiece 6 is inserted into the oral cavity, and the perioral muscles mainly composed of the orbicularis oris muscle are used while being chewed and held by the incisors of the maxilla and mandible. It moves to sandwich the shank portion 6a.

When the mouthpiece 6 is pinched by the mouth, the perioral muscles, mainly the orbicularis oris muscle, work to open and close the mouth, and at the same time, the mandible is moved in the direction of raising, so that the movement is the same as the chewing movement, and the masseter muscle and temporal muscle , The lateral pterygoid muscle, and the medial pterygoid muscle work.

It can be seen that the action of the four types of masticatory muscles, the masseter muscle, the temporal muscle, the lateral pterygoid muscle, and the medial pterygoid muscle, contributes to the training of the oral function of chewing. In addition, the work of the perioral muscles, mainly the orbicularis oris muscle, contributes to training to put and hold food in the mouth.

Next, there is a perioral muscle expansion step 3 mainly consisting of the buccinator muscle. With the tip of the other end of the tubular body 5 facing the target 8 in which a plurality of wide ring portions 8a, 8b, 8c in which different points are set for different sizes of diameters are displayed concentrically. , Exhale at once from one end side of the tubular body 5 into the inside of the tubular body 5.

In order to fly the arrow 7 vigorously and straight, inhale air into the lungs while purging the cheeks while purging the lips and pulling the tongue backwards to create a pursed state, and then inflate the cheeks and inflate the air at once. In the process of exhaling, when a large amount of air is inhaled, the perioral muscles, mainly the muzzle muscles that squeeze the lips, work, and the outer and inner tongue muscles that pull the tongue backward and contract, work, and the cheeks are squeezed. The perioral muscles, which are mainly the cheek muscles, work, and then the perioral muscles, which are mainly the cheek muscles that inflate the cheeks, work.

The work of the orbicularis oris and tongue muscles contributes to the training of oral function of speaking. In addition, the work of the tongue muscles also moves the mylohyoid muscles, the suprahyoid muscles, and the thyroid tongue muscles, which belong to the strongly related suprahyoid muscles and infrahyoid muscles, to eat food. It contributes to the training of oral function of swallowing by placing it on the back and sending it to the mesopharynx and then sending it from the posterior pharynx to the esophagus. Furthermore, when the orbicularis oris muscle, tongue muscle, and muscles of mastication are activated, saliva is physiologically discharged from the sublingual gland and submandibular gland. Contribute to.

Next is brain stimulation step 4. By adding the points of the ring portions 8a, 8b, 8c of the target 8 pierced by the arrow 7 flying from the other end side of the tubular body 5 by mental arithmetic and comparing with the other person's score record or the self-scoring record. The idea and motivation to do this next will be motivated, and if a group is formed, a sense of fellowship and a sense of competition will grow further, and the effect of continuing training can be expected. You can train with the feeling of having fun playing like ground golf, which is one of the sports for the elderly. There is an effect that the brain is stimulated by adding points by mental arithmetic.

The oral function training method 1 including the above-mentioned perioral muscle sandwiching step 2 mainly composed of the orbicularis oris muscle, perioral muscle expansion step 3 mainly composed of the buccinator muscle, and brain stimulation step 4 stood as shown in FIG. It may be performed in a posture, or may be performed in a posture of sitting on a wheelchair or a chair as shown in FIG.

As described above, the oral function training method 1 that incorporates Fukiya into the training of oral function was first conceived by the inventor, and it can be expected to have a remarkable effect that the training is spontaneously continued as if it were a game. In addition, if sports Fukiya is used as an oral function training method, it can be expected that the lifestyle will be improved and the cleanliness of the oral cavity will be improved because of the good manners, and it is expected that the oral function will be further improved as a whole. it can.

1 Orbicularis function training method 2 Perioral muscle pinching step mainly composed of orbicularis oris muscle 3 Perioral muscle expansion step mainly composed of buccinator muscle 4 Brain stimulation step 5 Cylindrical body 6 Mouthpiece 6a Shank part 7 Arrow 7a Needle part 7b Hollow part 8 target 8a ring part 8b ring part 8c ring part 10 Trainee 11 Wheelchair

Claims (2)

It is an oral function training method that incorporates Fukiya.
From the opening on the other end side of a long tubular body with a mouthpiece attached to one end side, a substantially conical blow arrow having a hard needle part with a sharp tip and a hollow part is attached to the tubular body. Insert, insert the shank part of the mouthpiece into the oral cavity, and hold the shank part with the incisors of the maxilla and mandible while holding it with the lips.
After the perioral muscle sandwiching step mainly consisting of the orbicularis oris muscle, the tip on the other end side of the tubular body is concentrically formed with a plurality of wide ring portions having different points set for different sizes of diameters. A perioral muscle expansion step mainly consisting of the buccinator muscle, which exhales at once from one end side of the tubular body to the inside of the tubular body in the indicated target state.
After the perioral muscle expansion step mainly composed of the buccinator muscle, the score of the ring portion of the target pierced by the arrow flying from the other end side of the tubular body is added and compared with the score record of others or the self-scoring record. An oral function training method characterized by including a brain stimulation step to be performed. The oral function training method according to claim 1, wherein the oral function training method incorporating the blow arrow is an oral function training method incorporating a sports blow arrow.

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