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Appendix A: Determining Appropriate Exercise Settings
It is advised that users work together with their SLP or medical professional to determine the
appropriate settings for exercising with the Tongueometer.
E2 Scientific Corp does not
provide patient-specific advice.
It is advised that the SLP or medical professional perform an evaluation with the user to first
determine whether exercise with use of the Tongueometer is appropriate and beneficial. If the
Tongueometer is an appropriate treatment tool, the SLP can determine appropriate goals and
exercise settings, monitor progress over time, and adjust the exercise settings as appropriate.
Your SLP can help determine the appropriate effort level for each exercise. For example,
he/she may advise setting the Repetitive Strength exercise parameters between 60% - 80%
of the user’s maximum strength. He/she may advise setting the endurance parameter
(measured in seconds) be set at 50% of the user’s maximum endurance.
Example: John’s speech-language pathologist evaluated his tongue strength and endurance.
John’s results were as follows:
Maximum Tongue Strength: 14 kPa
Maximum Tongue Endurance: 10 seconds
John’s speech-language pathologist recommended he perform the Repetitive Strength
exercise at 60% - 80% of his maximum strength. She recommended John perform 10
repetitions, 3 times a day, every other day.
Repetitive Strength Settings:
Minimum Strength Setting: 8 kPa (14 kPa x 60% = 8)
Maximum Strength Setting: 11 kPa* (14 kPa x 80% = 11)
*Please note that the Tongueometer settings require at least a 5 kPa range between the
minimum and maximum settings. In this case, setting the maximum at 13 kPa would be
advised.
John’s speech-language pathologist recommended he perform the Isometric Endurance
exercise at 50% of his maximum endurance, measured in seconds, and use the same
pressure settings as the Repetitive Strength exercise. She recommended John perform 10
repetitions, 3 times a day, every other day.
Isometric Endurance Settings:
Minimum Strength Setting: 8 kPa
Maximum Strength Setting: 11 kPa*
Endurance Setting: 5 seconds (10 seconds x 50%)
*Please note that the Tongueometer settings require at least a 5 kPa range between the
minimum and maximum settings. In this case, setting the maximum at 13 kPa would be
advised.
John’s speech-language pathologist requested that he repeat the Maximum Strength and
Maximum Endurance assessment modules and send his Data Report to her every two weeks
to determine the need for adjustments to the exercise settings.