How Does The Iopi® Work - IOPI MEDICAL 2.3 Manual Del Usuario

How Does the IOPI
How does the IOPI
The IOPI® measures the Peak pressure a patient can produce in an IOPI®
Tongue Bulb by pressing the bulb against the roof of the mouth with the
tongue. Peak pressure is a measure of strength, expressed in units
of pressure, the kiloPascal (kPa).
How does the IOPI
For patients with dysphagia or dysarthria, oral motor fatigability may be of
interest. The IOPI® can be used to assess tongue fatigability by measuring its
endurance, which is inversely proportional to fatigability. Low endurance
values are an indicator of a high fatigability.
Endurance is measured with the IOPI® by quantifying the length of time that
a patient can maintain 50% of his or her Peak pressure. This procedure is
conducted by setting the maximum pressure in the Lights Mode to 50% of
the patient's Peak pressure and timing how long the patient can hold the top
(green) light on.
How is the IOPI
In Lights Mode, the pressure required to illuminate the green light at the top of
the light array can be adjusted using the Set Max arrow buttons. This green light
is used as a target for the patient. The medical professional determines what
target value is appropriate for exercise therapy purposes and provides specific
instructions to the patient for a particular exercise protocol. A protocol
should include the number of times to illuminate the green light and, for
each repetition, how long the green light should be illuminated before
releasing pressure on the bulb.
Please visit our website (www.IOPImedical.com) for a list of articles providing
information about exercise therapy for oral motor structures.
T= Target value, P
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measure strength?
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measure endurance?
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used for exercise therapy?
E
T = P x (
100
max
= Peak tongue pressure, E = Effort (%)
max
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