Exercise programs should be targeted at throat muscles, just like they might be for other parts of the body, in order to help older adults with difficulty swallowing, according to a study ...

Exercise Science Principles Strengthen Swallowing Rehabilitation. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2007 / 04 / 070430155724.htm ...

Suprahyoid Exercise May Improve Dysphagia in Elderly Patients. Laurie Barclay, MD. June 10, 2002. June 10, 2002 — Many elderly patients require a feeding tube for dysphagia following strokes, ...

Swallowing exercises can help patients with head and neck cancer Peer-Reviewed Publication. The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine ...

Swallowing disorders, also called dysphagia, can affect up to 30% of older adults. Further, it’s now considered a geriatric syndrome by many experts due to its growing prevalence and health ...

Swallowing exercises preserve function in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation Date: August 29, 2013 Source: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences ...

Among patients undergoing chemoradiation for head and neck cancer, performing targeted swallowing exercises following chemoradiation is associated with short-term improvement in swallowing function, ...

Among patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer, performing targeted swallowing exercises following CRT is associated with short-term improvement in swallowing ...

Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients receiving radiation as part of their treatment are less likely to suffer unwanted side effects when they comply with a set of prescribed swallowing exercises, ...

Patients treated with dysphagia-optimized (DO) IMRT had significantly higher patient-reported composite scores on the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) 12 months later (average score 77.7 vs ...