Jaw Rehabilitation Program
The Jaw Rehabilitation Program is a step-by-step series of oral motor goals and objectives to develop biting and chewing skills. The progression of treatment presented in the JRP is delineated into seven outcome levels.
Goals and objectives in Level I and II target the development of prerequisite sensory and motor skills.
Goals and objectives in Level III through VII follow a progression of treatment to facilitate and strengthen functional patterns of mandibular movement. All treatment is practiced using Chewy Tubes, the innovative oral motor device, rather then real food.
It is appropriate to use the Jaw Rehabilitation Program with patients who are trying to transition from purred textures to more advanced textures. Therapists may also want to use the JRP with patients who need to rehabilitate the jaw post-stroke or post craniofacial surgery.
