Deleted member 1973
pastebin.com/Tb8AYcyk
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2019
- Posts
- 5,825
- Reputation
- 6,896
Let’s look at the anatomical benefits:
This is how Swami Vishnu-devananda instructed the posture:
“Assume a kneeling position, keep your palms over the knees and gently lean over the hands. Now protrude the tongue as far as possible by contracting the throat muscles, meanwhile rolling your eyeballs upward. During this position exhale the breath as much as possible. Repeat 4-6 times.”
Basically stretch it, like you might stretch your legs.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
This study was conducted on 6 healthy adults (3 men, 3 women; age range, 21–25 years). The participants were all healthy volunteers with no reported neurologic or structural damage affecting their oropharyngeal swallowing functions. The study purpose was explained to the participants before enrollment, and informed consent for participation was obtained from all participants in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
In this study, the tongue stretching method used was as follows: the participant was asked to sit comfortably in a chair and allow his or her tongue to protrude as much as possible. At this time, the intervenor used dry gauze to grasp the tongue tightly with both hands and pull. The pull intensity was painless, and the tongue was pulled to the end of the range in a way that the tongue could be stretched to the maximum. The intervention period was 4 weeks, 5 days a week, 30 times a day. The measurement site was measured from the center of upper lip to the tip of the tongue out of the lips during tongue protrusion3).
Go to:
RESULTS
As a result of measuring the change in tongue length during tongue protrusion, participant 1’s tongue length increased from 310 mm to 340 mm, participant 2’s tongue length increased from 280 mm to 320 mm, participant 3′s tongue length increased from 300 mm to 320 mm, participant 4’s tongue length increased from 360 mm to 390 mm, participant 5′s tongue length increased from 330 mm to 350 mm, and participant 6’s tongue length increased from 250 mm to 270 mm.
Go to:
DISCUSSION
All participants in this study showed increased tongue length during tongue protrusion following the intervention of tongue stretching. Stretching is known to relieve muscular tension, stretch length, and relax4). With regards to static stretching, the increased range of motion following a single exercise can be explained by a decrease in overall muscle-tendon stiffness5). Flexibility, which refers to the ability of a muscle to elongate, is an important component of physical fitness, and has an intimate relation with muscle performance6). It is believed that stretching can decrease muscle stiffness, induce an increase in Ca+ within the neuromuscular junction, and promote sarcomerogenesis7, 8). All these factors may collectively contribute to a possible enhancement in motor performance after stretching exercise. This theoretical evidence supports the results of this study. Thus, tongue stretching exercises can increase range of motion and motor performance, and tongue stretching exercises can help patients with dysphagia.
- If you stretch the tongue out as far as possible (I’ve seen people touching their chin!), you’ll increase circulation to the root of the tongue and the throat and at the same time stretch the jaw muscles
- You can stimulate and release a whole range of often overlooked muscles – as Leslie Kaminoff points out, the “tongue and jaw can be thought as the front of the neck, and cervical tension can frequently be related to tightness in these structures“
- You’ll get a good stretch in the muscle that covers the front of the throat, the one that pulls down on the corners of the mouth and wrinkles the skin of the neck when you contract it (it’s called platysma, in case you’re interested, even if just for purely cosmetic reasons
)
Tongue muscles, left side. (Wikipedia) - Because it’s accompanied by a forceful exhale (the lion’s roar!) you’re not only activating the three diaphragms, but engaging the three bandhas will eventually become easier – or at least that’s what the scriptures say
This is how Swami Vishnu-devananda instructed the posture:
“Assume a kneeling position, keep your palms over the knees and gently lean over the hands. Now protrude the tongue as far as possible by contracting the throat muscles, meanwhile rolling your eyeballs upward. During this position exhale the breath as much as possible. Repeat 4-6 times.”
Basically stretch it, like you might stretch your legs.
The effects of tongue stretching exercise on tongue length in healthy adults: a preliminary study
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of tongue stretching exercise on the tongue length of healthy adults. [Subjects and Methods] This study recruited 6 healthy adults. They were treated for 4 weeks with tongue stretching. ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
This study was conducted on 6 healthy adults (3 men, 3 women; age range, 21–25 years). The participants were all healthy volunteers with no reported neurologic or structural damage affecting their oropharyngeal swallowing functions. The study purpose was explained to the participants before enrollment, and informed consent for participation was obtained from all participants in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
In this study, the tongue stretching method used was as follows: the participant was asked to sit comfortably in a chair and allow his or her tongue to protrude as much as possible. At this time, the intervenor used dry gauze to grasp the tongue tightly with both hands and pull. The pull intensity was painless, and the tongue was pulled to the end of the range in a way that the tongue could be stretched to the maximum. The intervention period was 4 weeks, 5 days a week, 30 times a day. The measurement site was measured from the center of upper lip to the tip of the tongue out of the lips during tongue protrusion3).
Go to:
RESULTS
As a result of measuring the change in tongue length during tongue protrusion, participant 1’s tongue length increased from 310 mm to 340 mm, participant 2’s tongue length increased from 280 mm to 320 mm, participant 3′s tongue length increased from 300 mm to 320 mm, participant 4’s tongue length increased from 360 mm to 390 mm, participant 5′s tongue length increased from 330 mm to 350 mm, and participant 6’s tongue length increased from 250 mm to 270 mm.
Go to:
DISCUSSION
All participants in this study showed increased tongue length during tongue protrusion following the intervention of tongue stretching. Stretching is known to relieve muscular tension, stretch length, and relax4). With regards to static stretching, the increased range of motion following a single exercise can be explained by a decrease in overall muscle-tendon stiffness5). Flexibility, which refers to the ability of a muscle to elongate, is an important component of physical fitness, and has an intimate relation with muscle performance6). It is believed that stretching can decrease muscle stiffness, induce an increase in Ca+ within the neuromuscular junction, and promote sarcomerogenesis7, 8). All these factors may collectively contribute to a possible enhancement in motor performance after stretching exercise. This theoretical evidence supports the results of this study. Thus, tongue stretching exercises can increase range of motion and motor performance, and tongue stretching exercises can help patients with dysphagia.
