[For Seniors] Oral Exercises to Keep Eating Deliciously and Enjoyably

Pata-Kara exercises: tongue twisters

Patakara Exercises: 10 Tongue Twisters — Oral Exercises for Seniors to Prevent Aspiration and Choking

Here’s a method that adds the sounds “pa-ta-ka-ra” to tongue twisters so you can practice while having fun.

Start slowly, and as you get used to it, speed up—this way, people of various abilities can enjoy participating.

This exercise can help with digestion of food, prevent aspiration pneumonia, promote sterilization and disinfection through saliva secretion, and help prevent infections.

In addition, since a decline in oral function is said to increase the risk of developing dementia, it is also effective for dementia prevention.

In settings such as senior care facilities, explaining these benefits before the exercise can encourage more motivated participation.

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Patakara Oral Exercise: Heaven and Hell

Let's sing with oral exercises: Pa-Ta-Ka-Ra! #CarePrevention

Here’s an idea for a Patakara exercise set to the familiar “Orpheus in the Underworld” music often heard at sports festivals.

Although the piece has no lyrics, try pronouncing “pa ta ka ra” by going through the syllables: pa pi pu pe po, ta chi tsu te to, ka ki ku ke ko, ra ri ru re ro in time with the music.

Once you get used to it, speeding up the tempo can make it more fun.

Since this is a tune many people recognize, even first-timers should be able to do it smoothly.

Doing the exercise before meals can enhance its benefits, so in senior care facilities, please be mindful of the timing.

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If Kamepatakara Song Exercise

Why not try some mouth-area exercises to the tune of the children’s song “Usagi to Kame” (The Hare and the Tortoise), which every Japanese person has heard? It’s simple: change the lyrics “Moshi moshi kame yo” to the syllables pa-ta-ka-ra and vocalize them.

Once you get used to it and feel more comfortable, add hand claps or foot stomps.

Doing multiple movements at the same time turns it into a dual task, which can also help train your brain.

You can do it anywhere, and doing it before meals is especially effective for preventing aspiration.

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Patakara Towel Catch Exercise

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Here is an idea for doing the Patakara exercise using a towel.

The Patakara exercise involves pronouncing the four syllables “pa,” “ta,” “ka,” and “ra” to engage the muscles of the mouth and tongue, helping to train the functions used for eating and swallowing.

In this version, you step in place while gripping and releasing a towel in time with the Patakara sounds.

This exercise is expected to benefit not only oral functions but also the maintenance and improvement of lower-limb strength and the prevention of falls.

The action of grasping and releasing helps build the quick, reflexive gripping power needed to catch yourself if you start to fall, which in turn supports a healthy daily life.

It’s easy to do and highly recommended.

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Patakara exercises with butterflies

[With Lyrics] Pa-Ta-Ka-Ra Exercises Before Meals ♪ #OralExercises

We’d like to share an idea for training oral functions—such as chewing strength and swallowing ability—set to the well-known children’s song “Butterfly” (Chōchō).

The method is very simple: just replace the lyrics with the sounds pa-ta-ka-ra and sing along.

Because it’s a short song, you can do it anytime, anywhere, without worrying about the setting.

Doing it before meals serves as a warm-up for the mouth and helps prevent aspiration, so timing it before eating makes it even more effective.

Consistency is important, so please try to do it once a day.

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Convert “Furusato” with the Patakara method

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The song “Furusato” is a school song every Japanese person knows.

This time, we’d like to share an idea for a Patakara exercise using this song.

It’s very simple to do: just replace all the lyrics with the sounds pa-ta-ka-ra and sing.

Because you sing in the order of pa-ta-ka-ra, there’s no need to memorize the lyrics, and since it’s a familiar tune for everyone, you don’t need any equipment and can do it anywhere.

By adding a little twist to your usual exercise, you can participate with a fresh feeling while keeping the same benefits.

Give it a try!

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Patakara exercise: Theme from Shoten

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For older generations, the TV show “Shōten” is a familiar favorite.

Here’s an idea for enjoying Patakara exercises using the Shōten theme song.

It’s very simple! Just make the four sounds “pa,” “ta,” “ka,” and “ra” in time with the music.

That’s all it takes, yet it can help maintain and improve your ability to eat and swallow, and the act of inhaling and exhaling can also benefit the respiratory system.

If you can, try opening and closing your hands repeatedly at the same time.

Doing multiple activities simultaneously creates a “dual-task,” which may help prevent cognitive decline.

It’s fun, easy to do, and highly recommended.

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