Background: A large base of neurophysiological and neurobehavioral research supports
motor imagery as an effective high-level, cognitive therapeutic strategy to enhance physical …

Mental practice (MP) using motor imagery is recognized as an effective clinical tool in
rehabilitative medicine for improving motor performance. Preliminary data using MP in …

Current rehabilitation approaches for swallowing impairment are limited by a general lack of
specificity to associated pathophysiology, with many of our practices focusing on increasing …

Objetive: to identify, in the literature, studies that address the use of motor imagery of
swallowing. Methods: a systematic review in SCOPUS databases, Science Direct and …

Over the past four decades, our understanding of swallowing neural control has expanded
dramatically. However, until recently, advances in rehabilitation approaches for dysphagia …

Swallowing is an essential function in our daily life; nevertheless, stroke or other
neurodegenerative diseases can cause the malfunction of swallowing function, ie …

Purpose This review presents the state of swallowing rehabilitation science as it relates to
evidence for neural plastic changes in the brain. The case is made for essential …

Abstract Objective/Hypothesis: We hypothesize that the central response during swallowing
rehabilitation is critical and may be exploited to maximize the therapeutic benefit. We seek to …

Swallowing is a complex sensorimotor behaviour that includes precisely-timed bilateral
activation and relaxation of muscles of the face, lips, tongue, cheeks, palate, larynx, pharynx …

Purpose In 2014, an article was published by the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association that presented a conceptual basis for skill-based training in swallowing …