An approach to the problems of orofacial dysfunction in the adult

The treatment of orofacial dysfunction is a part of physiotherapy which can often be neglected or missed entirely in a programme of rehabilitation. The face, tongue, palate and throat are areas which can be effectively treated in patients whose problem is one of muscle dysfunction. A knowledge of the muscles in these areas, combined with the physiotherapist's ability to re-train function and patience on the part of both therapist and patient will achieve the result of an improvement in this specialised area in exactly the same way as improvement occurs in any other part of the body.