This chapter describes the nutritional aspects of dysphagia management by starting with the
definition of these two conditions (dysphagia and malnutrition) that share three main clinical …

The mechanism of swallowing is still not fully understood, because the process of
swallowing is a rapid and complex interaction among several involved organs and the food …

Computer simulation of liquid bolus flow is used to test the assumption that a slip boundary
condition approximates a healthy swallow due to the presence of saliva lubricating the …

This research aimed to investigate the relationship between in vivo measurement of
swallowing and sensory evaluation using thickened liquids as model foods. Healthy …

An abnormality of swallowing food or fluid, known as dysphagia is a major issue throughout
the world. Thickened fluids are commonly used in the medical management of individuals …

We propose a surface-electromyographic (sEMG) assisted inverse-modelling (IM) approach
for a biomechanical model of the face to obtain realistic person-specific muscle activations …

The flow through the pharynx from the glossopalatal junction (GPJ) to the upper esophageal
sphincter (UES) has been numerically investigated with a non-Newtonian fluid obeying the …

There are many commercially available rheometric instruments that link bolus formulation
and flow characteristics to quantitative engineering metrics. However, the exploration of …

This chapter describes the nutritional aspects of dysphagia management by starting with the
definition of these two conditions (dysphagia and malnutrition) that share three main clinical …