The Dysphagia Game
Dysphagia Therapy app helps medical speech-language pathologists find the best swallowing treatments with personalized evidence-based recommendations.
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Looking for CEUs, resources, apps, or books about dysphagia? Look no further! Below are my favorite dysphagia resources. –FREE Online Resources– Dysarthria Profile (Revised) – The scoring form, 5 pages. –CEUs-– Northern Speech Services CEUs – Click on the ‘Dysphagia’ tab. Free LinguiSystems CEUs – Many are dysphagia related. No search feature. SpeechPathology.com Dysphagia CEUs […]
Please read the disclaimer before reading any of the exercises below. Please work directly with a licensed medical professional before implementing any of the following therapy exercises. This information is for educational purposes only! A Beginning List of Dysphagia Exercises that Have Evidence Base I collected and typed these exercises up from the handouts that…
Dysphagia in adults is a swallowing problem involving the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, or gastroesophageal junction.
Learn the truth behind misconceptions about dysphagia, or swallowing disorders. Speech-language pathologists bust these common health care myths everyday.
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There are many ways one can go about describing dysphagia and how to go about evaluating this condition. One can talk about the 4 stages of swallowing (oral preparation, oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal) and the problems that can occur at each of these stages. However, a much simpler way of thinking about dysphagia is whether it is a "physical" problem or a "functional" problem and where does it occur.
Dysphagia Rehabilitation Over the past 15-20 our efforts in the treatment of dysphagia have moved from compensation and management to rehabilitation. We know that through the principles of neuroplasticity that swallowing is the best way to have the patient rehabilitate the swallow. Having the patient swallow challenging bolus types or swallow without the use of…
Dysphagia or a swallowing difficulty is a disorder in which the swallowing process is disrupted, making it difficult for a patient to eat. Aspiration pneumonia, starvation, dehydration, weight loss, and airway obstruction are all possible outcomes. If you're having any of these symptoms, talk to your doctor for further information. #dysphagia #swallowing #pneumonia #starvation #dehydration #weightloss
Are any of you wonderful readers SLP grad students, or even to be SLP grad students? This app review is for you, or those of you who work in the medical side of speech! Throughout this summer, I will be adding resource pages by course content area. I’m starting with dysphagia! This app will definitely […]
Dysphagia means difficulty swallowing. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of dysphagia for people with swallowing disorders.
We have worked with our dysphagia chef to create a selection of meals you can create using a thickening agent. Discover our dysphagia diet recipes here.
Exercise can help you improve difficulty swallowing. Learn the best exercises for dysphagia, how to get started, and how to strengthen your swallowing muscles.
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For those of you who haven't heard of the McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program or MDTP, you need to look it up. . One article can be found here. The Course I have been extremely excited about this course since I've heard about it 3 years ago. The downfall, it's only offered at certain times. The limitation of the…
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A big shout-out to Tanya for the inspiration for this blog!!! Education Education is such an important part of not only the dysphagia eval, but also throughout therapy. More than likely the patient/family will have no clue what dysphagia is or that such a condition even exists. Swallowing is an event that you don't think about. Nobody swallows…
Find the TOP Dysphagia foods to avoid from a Registered Dietitian. Here's the top list of foods to avoid AND the best foods to choose!
