Neurodegenerative disorders, ie, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease, involve progressive
degeneration of the central nervous system, resulting in memory loss and cognitive …

Background Dysphagia impacts negatively on quality of life, however there is little in‐depth
qualitative research on these impacts from the perspective of people with dysphagia. Aims …

Introduction Patients suffering from swallowing disorders are experiencing emotional effects
like anger, anxiety, and sadness. This may be affecting patient–therapist relation and family …

Background: Dysphagia is common in adults living with neuromuscular disease (NMD).
Increased life expectancy, secondary to improvements in standards of care, requires the …

Dysphagia management is complex and requires balancing individuals' preferences, quality
of life, and medical consequences. Ethical challenges are not uncommon given the …

With the aggravation of the global aging process, more and more elderly people are facing
the problem of dysphagia. The advantages of three‐dimensional (3D) printing in making …

Purpose Literature to date describing the lived experience of dysphagia has predominantly
focussed on the clinical populations of stroke and head and neck cancer. The current study …

Background: Dysphagia (swallowing impairments) is a well-recognised symptom of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Caring for a person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has …

Abstract Introduction/Aims In this study we evaluated the effects of lung volume recruitment
treatment (LVR), a low‐tech, low‐cost, manual “breath‐stacking” technique used to help …

Objective Dysphagia is a common and serious clinical symptom of amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS). The study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of four dysphagia …