Purpose Age-related changes to the swallowing mechanism, or presbyphagia, may put
older adults at a higher risk for developing diseases and dysphagia. Maintaining swallowing …

Oral exercises as a rehabilitation strategy can be performed by the elderly at any time and
place without any complications or financial burden. Therefore, an oral exercise that is easy …

Background Recent studies have shown high prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia
associated with frailty‐and age‐related muscle weakness. Strength training exercises have …

Parallel to the growing number of adults over age 65 years and the increasing use of
exercise in geriatric medicine to improve function and decrease fall risk, recent advances in …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate improvements in swallowing function and
physiology in a series of healthy older adults with radiographically confirmed dysphagia …

Background: Swallowing problems are common in healthy elders. Swallowing difficulties are
the cause of medical and psychosocial complications in old age. Thus, to prevent and …

Background: Swallowing function deterioration is a common problem experienced by older
adults worldwide. Many studies have been conducted to improve swallowing function in …

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare biomechanical swallowing outcomes and
perceived effort as well as detraining effects of the established Head Lift Exercise (HLE) and …

Effortful swallow (ES) is a maneuver intended to increase pressure on a bolus by swallowing
and pushing with sufficient force to facilitate clearance. Although ES is mainly known for its …

Lingual strengthening training can improve the swallowing function in older adults, but the
optimal method is unclear. We investigated the effects of a new progressive resistance …