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CTAR is a strength-based exercise intended to strengthen the perihyoid muscles. This tutorial will take you through the steps for prescribing and instructing the CTAR exercise. First, before recommending CTAR for a patient, it is important to determine if a person's perihyoid strength is weak. If a patient's perihyoid strength is within normal limits, then you may consider recommending exerices other than CTAR. If perihyoid strength is reduced (weak), then targeting increased perihyoid strength via CTAR may be a helpful treatment target (although there may be other more effective exercises). How do you measure perihyoid strength clinically? Use the Open Mouth-Maximal Isometric Press (OMMIP)! The OM-MIP is a simple, objective way to quantify perihyoid strength. OM-MIP involves having a person tuck their chin with maximal force against a handheld dynamometer while maintaining a neutral open mouth posture. The OMMIP has age- and sex-based norms to objectively determine if a person's perih

CTAR Search this site Embedded Files Skip to main content Skip to navigation Chin Tuck Against Resistance ( CTAR ) CTAR is a strength-based exercise intended to strengthen the perihyoid muscles. This tutorial will take you through the ste ps for prescribing and instructing the CTAR exercise. First, before recommending CTAR for a patient , it is important to determine if a person's perihyoid strength is weak. If a patient's perihyoid strength is within normal limits, then you may consider recommending exerices other than CTAR. If perihyoid strength is reduced (weak), then targeting increased pe

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