Oral Motor Treatment Efficacy: Feeding and Swallowing Skills in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Table 1

Feeding oral motor scale.

Skill	Dimensions
Posture	Head-neck control and alignment
	Head mobility
	Scapular mobility
	Trunk stability
Jaw mobility	Lateral
	Opening-closing
	Movement coordination
Tongue activity	Lateral
	Retraction
	Up and out movement
	Rest position
Lips	Lip seal
	Lip protrusion
	Rest position
Feeding behavior	Liquid suction
	Chewing
	Swallowing
Abnormal reflexes	Phasic biting
	Gagging
Breathing control	Breath-swallow coordination
General oral motor skills	—