Speech Therapy Massage for Different Forms of Dysarthria

The tutorial details an author's methodology for performing speech therapy massage for various forms of dysarthria. 

The massage is presented as an independent, holistic speech therapy technology for forming the pronunciation aspect of speech in dysarthria. 

Special emphasis is placed on the physiological justification for the use of massage, with scientific representations of the structure and anatomical-physiological mechanisms of the peripheral speech motor apparatus articulated, along with the main principles for compiling massage programs and the specifics of conducting speech therapy massage for different forms of dysarthria. 

Questions of speech therapy diagnosis regarding the tone and motor functions of the muscles of the peripheral speech apparatus in dysarthria are thoroughly discussed, including the specifics of this diagnosis when prescribing speech therapy massage, as well as clear diagnostic criteria for the necessity of prescribing speech therapy massage. 

Systematized and described are the techniques of differentiated speech therapy massage, taking into account the etiopathogenetic mechanisms of different clinical forms of dysarthria, including various types and complexes of speech therapy massage, along with methodological recommendations for their application. 

The book contains more than 170 illustrations and photographs of specific techniques of speech therapy massage and manual techniques of impact. The tutorial is intended for students studying in the specialty 050700 "Special Education (Defectology)." It may also be useful for medical professionals (defectologists, neurologists, massage therapists, and physical therapy instructors working in departments for children with speech pathology), as well as parents with children who have speech pathology.