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

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

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 ...