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The ARK-J Program is a progressive, safe, and evidence-based trismus intervention certification course for Speech-Language Pathologists.
We promote a multi-disciplinary approach to treating patients who have trismus as a result of head and neck cancer, CVA, trauma, and progressive neurological diseases. Trismus is a manageable medical condition that often requires individualized exercise programs to make effective, efficient gains toward treatment goals. With specialized knowledge and skilled training, clinicians who are certified to provide skilled trismus therapy services can safely improve a trismus patient's quality of life, oral hygiene, dental care, speech intelligibility, swallow function, and airway patency. |
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Upcoming Courses
We are open to recommendations for our next course date and location.
If you are interested in hosting or sponsoring our course at your facility, please contact us for more information. Follow us on our course Facebook page and subscribe to our ARK-J Newsbyte for up-to-date course information! |
Vendor Spotlight: ATOS Medical
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The TheraBite® Jaw Motion Rehabilitation System™ is a clinically proven, anatomically correct and portable system designed to restore mobility after trismus and mandibular hypomobility. The patient controlled system utilizes repetitive passive motion to stretch connective tissue, strengthen weakened muscles and mobilize joints. The average sustainable gain in jaw opening is around 1–1.5 mm per week. The TheraBite® Jaw Motion Rehabilitation System™ can also help to reduce muscle pain by reducing joint inflammation and prevent reduced muscle strength during (chemo)radiation in the head and neck area. The TheraBite Jaw Motion Rehabilitation System is available in both adult and pediatric versions.
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Our October 2017 ARK-J Program Course Sponsors and Vendors
