INCREASE-ARRANGEMENT

Myofunktional Exercise  Collect ion

Application:

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This chapter gives a general description of a collective group of exercises and details which are sharing the here described facts. 

This way of combining exercises (see paragraph “Contents”) is especially recommendable for complex disorders but it is as well suitable for cases needing an exceptionally intensive training.

Contents:

This does not represent a special kind of exercise as the ‘trick’ is to group together specified exercises to form an application series with increasing requirements for the target area.

Materials:

Exercise specific.

Procedure:

General descriptions of the procedure in INCREASE ARRANGEMENTS (increase chain) can be spared in respect of the following remarks.

Thus only a short summing-up about the way of timing – the exercise arrangement to form consecutive sequences – will be demonstrated with the following example:

- Step-by-step-description:

1- The first exercise should be an easy and uncomplicated one as the (PROVE-THE-POINT).

2- The subsequent exercise, then, should set higher standards thus aiming at the very identical target aspect as the (KEEP-THE-POINT).

3- The third exercise (and further ones) implicates a still higher classification grade as with  (LICK).

More examples for these exercise chains are given in the paragraph “Discussion” in the list of exercises.

Characteristics:

INCREASE ARRANGEMENTS can be composed on every sector, but they all have in common that they are in deed very demanding but, through the variations also strongly motivating.

Remarks:

It is evident but worth mentioning that with choosing the exercise combinations the individual case has to be regarded with highest diligence regarding its speciality. The exercises then will be very effective and in easy cases already provide the overall concept.

Discussion:

This principle of the methodology is described in this connection to facilitate the task for those colleagues who refuse applying any common therapy concept or who are, case-related, in the situation to develop an individual concept.

The comparison with the –superficially seen – resembling method of the UNIT-CONSTRUCTION-SYSTEM is shown in the respective chapter under the paragraph “Discussion”. Throughout the exercise catalogue there are repeatedly given hints which exercises are suitable for the increase model in with which they may be linked. The following list will show some examples about this:

LIST OF EXERCISES

A. Tonicity increase (strengthening) –here with the same exercise-

1. Sequence: ,E'-EXERCISE

Hold position and count to 10.

2. Sequence: ,E'-EXERCISE

Hold position and count to 20.

3. Sequence: ,E'-EXERCISE

Hold position and count to 30.

B. Mobility – here with the same muscle group in different fibre regions -(Anatomy: Area I, Page12, Page 13, Ill. 17).      

1. Sequence: ,O’-EXERCISE

Superficial Orbicularis muscle.

2. Sequence: CHERRY MOUTH

Deeper layer of Orbicularis muscle.

3. Sequence: TRUNK-EXERCISE

Deep Orbicularis muscle.

C. Motility (see TRUMBONE) – here with a different strength in tonicity.

1. Sequence: BABBLE

lowest possible tone in the ‘Belt’

2. Sequence: DUCKBILL

Tensing the Risorius.

3. Sequence: ,O'-EXERCISE

Additional tensing of the Orbicularis.

D. Stretching

1. Sequence: TONGUE-PLOP

In this example…

2. Sequence: SUCK AND PULL

…from sequence to sequence…

3. Sequence: HOLD AND PULL

…the stretch-effect is being expanded and intensified.

4. Sequence: DRAW-BACK

E. Function kinetics

1. Sequence: TOUCH-THE-BUTTON

Frontal tongue portion.

2. Sequence: SQUEEZE-A-FLAKE

Retral tongue portion.

3. Sequence: CRUMB SWALLOW

Entire tongue.

F. Sub-reflex

1. Sequence: DIMPLE

Stepwise instituting…

2. Sequence: WATER CARRIER

…of the…

 3. Sequence: WATER-RETAINER

…dimple formation.

Instructions:

Here the relevant instructions will be used of the respective exercises which, though, should be coordinated, meaning, from the single instructions one overall instruction will have to be created.