Learn How to Provide
Safe, Effective, Individualized Trismus Intervention
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When's the next course?
The ARK-J Program will offer its next webinar in early 2021.
Please stay tuned for the announcement of the webinar date and time! This self-study webinar is designed to prepare rehabilitation therapists to provide safe, effective, and individualized treatment to adult patients who suffer from speech intelligibility deficits, oral dysphagia, and a diminished quality of life because of head and neck cancer-induced trismus. Please note:
We no longer offer our 2-day, live course. We have decided to make our course information more easily accessible to rehabilitation therapists by moving to an online course model with the option of a 1-day, hands-on seminar for therapists who have taken one of our course webinars and wish to obtain additional training with certification. This hands-on certification seminar has not yet been planned due to COVID-19. |
Are you providing skilled or unskilled trismus therapy?
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Skilled trismus therapy means the clinician uses progressive, safe, and tailored exercise prescriptions, rather than than the general jaw mobility device instructions (7-7-7 or 5-5-30). Anyone can read those general instructions and figure it out without a therapist.
A skilled therapist takes into account the patient's individual needs, as well as the pitfalls and dangers of trismus therapy, uses standardized assessment tools, and evidence-based therapeutic techniques. An effective trismus therapist also knows counseling approaches that promote collaboration and the patient's active participation in the recovery process. |
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The online course is offered for .3 ASHA CEU (Advanced Area, Professional Content).