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2017-06-28
Masuta, Bhavna, Yanke, Jill, Cleary, Stuart
Dysphagia is a common symptom of a variety of medical conditions. The traditional treatment employed to avoid aspiration pneumonia for individuals with thin liquid dysphagia has been the use of thickened liquids (Karagiannis, Chivers, & Karagiannis, 2011). However, recent research indicates that...
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Extent of hyoid movement and epiglottis inversion as correlates of dysphagia severity in post-treatment head and neck cancer patients
Download2017-12-13
Anderson, Christopher, Barrow, Katherine, Aalto, Daniel
Introduction Swallowing is the coordinated effort of several structures, including the hyoid and larynx, to move the bolus (i.e., the food or drink being swallowed) from the mouth, through the throat, and to the stomach. The hyoid is involved in moving the larynx up and forward, while the...
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Involving Speech-Language Pathologists in the development of a mobile health device for dysphagia treatment
Download2017-12-15
Ferguson, Lindsay, Ferguson, Carissa, Rieger, Jana, Constantinescu, Gabi
Six speech-language pathologists specializing in swallowing impairments were recruited to participate in a discussion group using a consensus method called the Nominal Group Technique (NGT). The clinicians were provided with a clickable prototype of the app and were asked to consider the overall...