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Effects of tongue strengthening exercises in healthy adults and elderly: an integrative literature review

Efeitos dos exercícios de força da língua em adultos e idosos saudáveis: uma revisão integrativa de literatura

Juliana Oliveira Silva; Lucia Dantas Giglio; Luciana Vitaliano Voi Trawitzki

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Abstract

Purpose

To summarize and discuss the scientific literature on the effects of tongue strengthening exercises on healthy adults and elderly people.

Research strategies

We searched two online databases, PubMed and Web of Science.

Selection criteria

Studies with evidence of interventions in tongues strengthening exercises in healthy individuals over 18 years of age.

Data analysis

Study objectives, design, participants, interventions, gain in the percentage of tongue strength.

Results

Sixteen studies were included. There was an increase in tongue strength after strengthening training in healthy adults and elderly people. This strength was maintained after a short period of detraining. We could not compare the results between age groups due to the different methodological designs. We found that the approach of a less intense training protocol was more effective in gaining tongue strength in the elderly.

Conclusion

Tongue strength training proved effective in increasing tongue strength in healthy individuals of different age groups. The benefits reported for the elderly corresponded to the reversal of the progressive loss of strength and muscle mass caused by aging. These findings must be interpreted with caution considering the number of studies on the elderly and their methodological variability.

Keywords

Tongue; Pressure; Exercise; Adult; Aged

Resumo

Objetivo

resumir e discutir a produção científica dos efeitos dos exercícios de força da língua em adultos e idosos saudáveis.

Estratégia de pesquisa

foi realizada em dois bancos de dados online, PubMed e Web of Science. Critérios de seleção: foram considerados estudos que obtiveram evidências de intervenções com exercícios de força de língua em indivíduos saudáveis e acima de 18 anos de idade.

Análise dos dados

foram extraídos os dados objetivos do estudo, desenho, participantes, intervenções, assim como ganho em percentual da força de língua.

Resultados

foram incluídos 16 estudos. Houve um aumento da força da língua após o treino de fortalecimento em adultos e idosos saudáveis. Houve a manutenção dessa força após um período curto de destreino. Não foi possível comparar os resultados entre as faixas etárias, devido aos diferentes desenhos metodológicos. Notou-se que a abordagem de um protocolo de treinamento menos intenso se mostrou mais eficaz no ganho de força da língua em idosos.

Conclusão

Os treinamentos de força de língua demonstraram ser eficazes para o seu aumento em indivíduos saudáveis de diferentes faixas etárias. Os benefícios relatados aos idosos foram a reversão da perda progressiva de força e massa muscular causada pelo envelhecimento. Os achados devem ser interpretados com cautela, devido ao número de estudos em idosos e sua variabilidade metodológica.

Palavras-chave

Língua; Pressão; Exercício Físico; Adulto; Idoso

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