Although oral cancer is well-known, the occurrence rate of the disease varies greatly globally. Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, which frequently starts in the lateral tongue, is the most common kind of oral cancer. In this instance, a male patient was found to have squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and had undergone surgery. Following any surgical treatment of the tongue, discomfort, septicemia, difficulty eating, and speech issues are the most common oral consequences. His chief complaints were pain and difficulty in mouth opening. He also had the inability to move his tongue, which made talking and swallowing difficult. He had a history of chewing tobacco and smoking cigarettes for the past 15 years. A physiotherapy program was advised to the patient to reduce his symptoms, which included mouth-opening exercises, swallowing exercises, etc. The case's findings indicate that, when compared to the outcome measures, all objectives were met, and the patient improved in his activities of daily living.
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common malignant tumor of the oral cavity. Since it spreads and metastasizes more quickly than any other form of glabrous skin carcinoma, SCC of the lips seems to be more harmful. This report highlights the case of a 67-year-old man who underwent a mandibulectomy for lip SCC, subsequently having complaints of severe trismus and jaw pain, dysarthria, and difficulty drinking water. The patient's symptoms and trismus improved significantly via a course of physiotherapy. Six weeks of physiotherapy with various interventions such as mouth opening and closing exercises along with tongue protrusion, lower limb and upper limb passive movements, breathing exercises, lower limb mobility exercises, speech therapy, static shoulder exercises, static gluteus exercises, static hamstring exercise, and static quadriceps exercises, shoulder shrugs, neck isometrics, and shoulder-scapular sets, including goldfish exercises and Rocabado exercises may be helpful for managing symptoms such as trismus and other associative problems such as maintaining circulation and avoiding compensatory posture, pulmonary complications, and secondary complications, which may be helpful for managing the patient after mandibulectomy.
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