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

Convert “Furusato” with the Patakara method

January 19: “Hometown Patakara Conversion — Oral Exercises through Song” Today’s Brain Training and Nursing Care Prevention

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 Exercises – Oyome Samba (Bride Samba)

Mouth warm-up exercise 6: Let’s sing “Oyome Samba” using the syllables pa-ta-ka-ra (with a dual-task).

Let us introduce you to the fun Patakara exercises performed to the tune of Hiromi Go’s classic hit “Oyome Samba.” Strengthening the mouth muscles improves your ability to swallow food and helps prevent aspiration.

First, sing the song normally to check the music and rhythm.

From the second verse, replace the lyrics with the syllables “pa-ta-ka-ra.” If you can manage it, move your hands in rock–paper–scissors (fist, scissors, open hand) at the same time; doing multiple actions simultaneously can also provide brain-training benefits.

Aim to do this at least once a day.

It’s especially recommended before meals.

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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 exercise: Theme from Shoten

Mouth Warm-up Exercises (3)

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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Upward Patakara Exercise

Boost your swallowing power dramatically! Upward-facing Patakara exercises – Oral Care Channel 542 (Oral Care Channel 2 #215)

When your swallowing ability declines, you’re more likely to choke, and food or saliva can more easily enter the airway by mistake.

If this leads to pneumonia, it can have a major impact on your health.

To help prevent such aspiration, we’d like to introduce the “Upward Patakara Exercise,” which strengthens your swallowing ability.

It’s very simple: just pronounce “pa-ta-ka-ra” while looking up.

Doing only this can strengthen the muscles around the mouth and help maintain and improve your swallowing function.

Doing it before meals helps prepare your mouth, and continuing daily can make it even more effective.

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Hand and mouth Pa-Ta-Ka-Ra exercises

Activate your brain with full-body exercise and oral gymnastics [Hands and Feet Pa-Ta-Ka-Ra Exercise, 10 minutes] — simple and gentle exercises for seniors and older adults.

We would like to introduce ideas for the Patakara exercises, which allow you to care for your mouth and get some exercise while seated in a chair.

By pronouncing “pa,” “ta,” “ka,” and “ra” while performing full-body movements, these exercises are highly efficient, benefiting not only your physical function but also helping to maintain and improve oral function.

In addition, because you perform two actions simultaneously—movement and pronunciation—the increased positive stimulation to the brain is expected to help prevent cognitive decline.

It may feel complicated at first, but please try it slowly at your own pace.

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Patakara exercises with the song ‘Back-to-Back Height Comparison’

A little pre-meal spell♪ Patakara oral exercises!! #shorts #elderly #oralExercises #seniorActivities #dayService #May #Children’sDay #MomoChans

Here’s an idea for mouth exercises using the well-known children’s song “Sekkura-be.” It’s very simple: just change the song’s lyrics to the sounds pa-ta-ka-ra and sing them out loud.

If you’re doing this in a senior care facility, it may be easier to first sing the original song once and then switch to pa-ta-ka-ra.

It’s also helpful to write the lyrics on a whiteboard or print them on paper so everyone can see them.

Doing this before meals can be especially effective in preventing choking, and practicing every day can lead to even better results.

Please give it a try!

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