FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves evaluating in advance the state of all muscles participating in articulation. The state is correlated to a sound articulation disorder. Massage of the corresponding muscle group is carried out. Their spastic or paretic state is to be normalized. Tongue, zygoma, lips, cheeks, soft palate massage is carried out separately or in various combinations. Massage procedure is carried out beginning from separate small groups. Greater and greater area of injured muscular groups is gradually involved. The same massage action is repeated 30-40 times. The set has nine probes manufactured from elastic metal wire each of which has a handle and working part that is different in each of the probes. The probes are applied for doing various actions like pricking, pricking and shaking, sliding, pressing, springy immersing, hacking, springy shifting, rubbing. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment. 5 cl, 10 dwg
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1999-12-27—Published
1998-11-19—Filed