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The Effectiveness of Oral Sensorimotor Intervention in Children with Feeding Disorders

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Purpose of Review

Feeding interventions, including oral motor and oral sensory therapy, potentially benefit feeding skills, while enhancing growth to children with neurodevelopmental disorders. The aim of the present systematic review was to investigate the effectiveness of oral sensorimotor intervention in children who experience feeding and swallowing problems.

Recent Findings

Seven relevant articles were obtained from several databases like Medline, GoogleScholar, Embase, CINAHL, AgeLine and Scopus. A review of the literature published between 1994 and 2017 was used focusing on oral sensorimotor intervention studies for children (2.5–13.3 years of age) with feeding and swallowing disorders was performed. Seven primary studies of oral motor, oral sensory and oral sensorimotor interventions for children who experience neurodevelopmental feeding and swallowing problems fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The studies reported important results for the effectiveness of oral motor and oral sensory facilitation, along with the use of oral sensorimotor intervention, Innsbruck Sensorimotor Activator and Regulator (ISMAR), Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) and postural control increasing the feeding abilities and skills of participants with neurodevelopmental diagnoses.

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There is a need for further studies that could serve as the basis for strong recommendations relating to oral sensorimotor interventions for children with feeding and swallowing disorders along with the input of the multidisciplinary team.

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Voniati, L., Papaleontiou, A., Georgiou, R. et al. The Effectiveness of Oral Sensorimotor Intervention in Children with Feeding Disorders. Curr Dev Disord Rep 8, 201–211 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-021-00236-y

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