Purpose Patients undergoing radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy (C/RT) for
head and neck cancer (HNC) often develop dysphagia. Interventions from speech-language …

Dysphagia is one of the most common and important complications of stroke. It is an
independent marker of poor outcome following acute stroke and it continues to be effective …

Now with videos! Dysphagia Following Stroke, Third Edition is a practical and easy-to-use
resource for clinicians treating swallowing disorders in the stroke population. The authors …

Foods and liquids have properties that are often modified as part of clinical dysphagia
management to promote safe and efficient swallowing. However, recent studies have …

Background Severe dysphagia can cause intractable pneumonia and lead to life-
threatening conditions. Intractable aspiration can occur despite medical management for …

Objective Dysphagia has become one of the important factors that cause malnutrition in the
whole age group. At present, tube feeding is still the mainstream means to solve the problem …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a serious health concern in older adults and patients with
neurological disorders. Current oropharyngeal dysphagia management largely relies on …

Purpose To describe the primary effects of electromyographic biofeedback therapy on
swallowing via a systematic review. Methods A blind search was carried out by two …

Background Observation of a goal-directed motor action can excite the respective mirror
neurons, and this is the theoretical basis for action observation (AO) as a novel tool for …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing, is a major health problem that can lead
to serious complications, such as pulmonary aspiration, malnutrition, dehydration, and …