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View Post: Clinical Skills Pearl Vol 2 (#13): Dysphagia
24 Nov 2009 by Haider Saeed  
Dysphagia, defined as difficulty in swallowing, can vary in severity, with symptoms ranging from mild throat discomfort to an inability to eat (Galvan, 2001). Perry (2001) described findings of dysphagia that included drooling, ...
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View Post: Communication Disability In Swallowing Disorder, Feeding Disorder
5 Nov 2009 by admin  
Swallowing disorders can occur in all age groups. It may be due to medical conditions or structural problems. Difficulty in swallowing is termed as Swallowing Disorder . In general Swallowing Disorder is considered as Dysphagia . ...
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View Post: Dysphagia Diet: A Mulit Level Diet for Those with a Difficulty ...
20 Jul 2009
For those diagnosed with dysphagia the texture of their food may need to be modified to help make swallowing easier and to help prevent choking. The National Dysphagia diets have 3 levels. The level of diet a person follows depends on ...
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View Post: Occupational Therapy: Dysphagia
19 Oct 2009 by MR.G  
Dysphagia, or trouble swallowing is a symptom that accompanies a number of neurological disorders. The problem can occur at any stage of the normal swallowing process as food and liquid move from the mouth, down the back of the throat, ...
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View Post: Systematic Review: Methods for Detecting Dysphagia in Patients ...
11 Nov 2009 by julie  
This is a review paper from the Journal of Advanced Nursing about the effectiveness of dysphagia screening: “Bedside screening tests vs. videofluoroscopy or fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing to detect dysphagia in patients ...
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View Post: Deglutition Disorders Clinical Trial: Dysphagia in Elderly Medical ...
29 Oct 2009
In order to oblige this lack, the objective of the study is to provide an assessment tool with operational definitions of dysphagia which includes the complexity of performance in eating, drinking and swallowing, is evidence-based, ...
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View Post: Pill Swallowing Cup
28 Oct 2009 by Life Solutions Plus Editor  
There are many reasons why people have trouble swallowing pills. For some people, it is a physical illness or condition like stroke, cancer, cerebral palsy or Parkinson's disease that causes the dysphagia or swallowing disorder. ...
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View Post: Sensory Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Improves Post-Stroke ...
30 Oct 2009 by Callier Library  
These results indicated that sensitive submental electrical stimulations during swallowing tasks could help to rehabilitate post-stroke swallowing dysphagia by improving swallowing coordination. Plasticity of the sensory swallowing ...
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View Post: Dysphagia Types - OrganizedWisdom Health
21 Sep 2009 by Crdelucas  
Oropharyngeal and esophageal are the two major types of dysphagia. The difference between the two types is where the swallowing problems occur. 1 Oropharyngeal dysphagia involves swallowing problems in the mouth or throat, ...
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View Post: Difficulty swallowing, dysphagia,acid reflux? hiatal hernia?lost ...
5 Nov 2009 by admin  
Difficulty swallowing, dysphagia,acid reflux? hiatal hernia?lost gag reflex,trouble swallowing even saliv? 4+ months difficult swallowing…….. had a barium swallow that detected nothing except a possible hiatal hernia ...
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