Evaluation of a New Salivary Gland Massage with Oil for Elderly Nursing Home Residents

doi:10.15344/2455-7498/2017/129

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International Journal of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Volume 3 (2017), Article ID 3:IJPTR-129, 3 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2017/129

Research Article
Special Issue: Various Approaches for Rehabilitation Science

Evaluation of a New Salivary Gland Massage with Oil for Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Koji Ono^1* and Kimio Uchiyama²

¹Japan Skincare Association, Tokyo, Japan
²Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Tochigi Medial Centre, Tochigi, Japan

Corresponding Author Details: Prof. Koji Ono, Japan Skincare Association, Tokyo, Japan, Tel: +81-6411-9895, Fax: +81-6411-9077 E-mail: esthe.oji@gmail.com

Received: 09 September 2016; Accepted: 31 January 2017; Published: 02 February 2017

Citation: Ono K, Uchiyama K (2017) Evaluation of a New Salivary Gland Massage with Oil for Elderly Nursing Home Residents. Int J Phys Ther Rehab 3: 129. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2017/129

Funding: This work was supported by a grant (Health, Labour and Welfare Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research of longevity Sciences) and reported to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare [11].

Copyright: © 2017 Ono et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

We developed a new method of salivary gland massage to improve the symptoms of dry mouth in elderly nursing home residents. This method represents an improvement over previous methods because of the simplicity of the procedure and the speed at which it can be performed. We also use oil that reduces friction and moisturizes the skin. The massage technique effectively increased salivary secretion, at least as effective as what has been reported with other methods. Both caregivers and elderly nursing home residents approved this new method for its ease of use and comfort.

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