Little is known about the physiology of a common fluid ingestion pattern—sequential
swallowing. This study investigated sequential swallowing biomechanics in healthy adults …

Objective Cricopharyngeal dysfunction is a common potential cause of
pharyngoesophageal dysphagia. Contextual factors (ie, personal demographics and bolus …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility for quantifying changes in
oropharyngeal swallowing impairment in response to alteration in bolus viscosity using a …

Purpose: Marginalized communities have an increased predisposition to disease where
dysphagia is often associated. While commonly used as paradigms in health care and …

Purpose: Dysphagia impacts many poststroke survivors with wide-ranging prevalence in the
acute and chronic phases. One relatively unexplored manifestation of poststroke swallowing …

This study aimed to develop a standardized protocol for the assessment of videofluoroscopic
dysphagia scale (VDS) and to demonstrate the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the …

While both dysphagia and poor health-related quality of life frequently occur in United States
(US) Veterans, swallowing-related quality of life in this population has not been …

Clinical implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) tools is a healthcare priority. The
Dynamic Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) is an EBP tool developed in 2016 for …

Abstract Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBSS) are a critical part of the evaluation,
treatment planning, and outcome assessment for persons with swallowing disorders. Since …

Purpose: Swallow onset is commonly characterized by bolus location. Quantifying this
swallow event using swallow reaction time (SRT) may further inform swallow assessment …