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Effect of Chin Tuck Against Resistance Exercise (CTAR) on Swallowing Ability among Post Stroke Patients at Selected Hospital Coimbatore

Author(s) Ms. Pooja, Mrs. kanmani. S, Dr. Girija kumari. S
Country India
Abstract Dysphagia is an impairment of swallowing involving any structure of the upper gastrointestinal tract, from the mouth to the lower esophageal sphincter. After a stroke, most patients have dysphagia, which can lead to aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition and adverse functional outcomes. An interventional study was conducted to assess the Effect of Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) Exercise on Swallowing Ability among Post Stroke Patients at Selected Hospital, Coimbatore. Quasi experimental pretest post test control group design was adopted and the convenient sampling technique was used. Among 40 patients, 20 were selected for experimental group and 20 were selected for control group based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A pretest was conducted to assess the level of swallowing ability and functional oral intake by using the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) scale and Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS). In the experimental group, the Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) exercise intervention was given to the patients five times a day for a minimum of five consecutive days. Post-test was conducted to assess the level of swallowing ability and functional oral intake by using the same scale. Paired ‘t’ test was used to evaluate the effect of Chin Tuck Against Resistance exercise (CTAR) on swallowing ability among post-stroke patients in the experimental group. The calculated ‘t’ value 5.871 was greater than the table value of 3.88 at 0.001 level of significance. The effect of Chin Tuck Against Resistance exercise (CTAR) on functional oral intake among post-stroke patients in the experimental group showed that the calculated ‘t’ value 8.143 was greater than the table value of 3.88 at 0.001 level of significance. An independent ‘t’ test was used to evaluate the effect of Chin Tuck Against Resistance exercise (CTAR) on swallowing ability among post stroke patients during the post-test in the experimental group and control group. The calculated value of 2.73 was greater than the table value of 2.09 at 0.05 level of significance. Hence, Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) exercise is effective in improving swallowing ability among post stroke patients. Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) exercise is simple, cost-effective, easy-to-administer and effective in improving swallowing ability among post stroke patients.
Keywords Chin Tuck Against Resistance exercise (CTAR), Swallowing Ability, Cerebro Vascular Accident (CVA), Dysphagia, Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS), Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS).
Field Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-05-09
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.77884
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