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Shaker Swallow Exercise

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout includes information about how to complete the shaker exercise as well as visual anatomy to describe how the exercise is attempting to strengthen suprahyoid swallow muscles.
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Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is for patients who are experiencing radiation fibrosis syndrome after undergoing radiation treatment. The handout describes the physiological changes that result in this condition and provides specific information about how radiation fibrosis syndrome can affect the swallow muscles following radiation treatment for head/neck cancer.
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Quick Dysphagia Statistics

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This one-page handout features a list of statistics drawn from the evidence base about swallowing and swallowing disorders. Includes references.
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Proactive Swallowing Therapy While NPO

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is describes recent research outlining benefits of proactive swallowing therapy to prevent dysphagia and describes the basic anatomy/physiology of the swallow as well as the risk of aspiration and aspiration pneumonia.
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Globus Pharyngeus

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Globus pharyngeus is the fullness sensation or the feeling of a lump in the throat. The cause is still uncertain but there are many possible suspected reasons. This resource provides more information about causes and treatment suggestions to relieve this sensation.
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Food and Liquid Intake and Dementia

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is packed with functional strategies to improve food and liquid intake on a daily basis for people with dementia. Also includes information on how speech-language pathologists play a role in addressing feeding and swallowing issues at all stages of dementia.
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Dysphagia Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides education about the different exercises and swallowing strategies that may help individuals with Multiple Sclerosis to improve swallowing functions and safety.
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Dysphagia Compensatory Strategies Cue Cards

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
There are many swallowing compensatory strategies speech pathologists may recommend to patients. These cue cards will describe the purpose of the strategies and how to perform them. They can be placed on the table to be a visual reminder to use the swallowing compensatory strategies during meals.
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Disorders of the Pharyngeal Stage of Swallowing

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides a table of disorders that may be observed during the pharyngeal stage of swallowing during an objective swallowing evaluation, the cause behind those observations, and more information related to each disorder.
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