Dysphagia is the medical term for difficulty swallowing. It is more common in older people, but may also be present in people with certain conditions like: To complete these exercises, people ...

Exercising your swallowing muscles is the best way to improve your ability to swallow. In addition to the exercises you may do with your speech and swallow therapist, you can also improve your ...

The Hospital Authority said on Monday that the use of endoscopes to help patients with swallowing exercises would be rolled ...

particularly in the case of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Exercises can boost coordination and build tone in the muscles of the face to manage dysphagia. For someone with oropharyngeal dysphagia ...

According to the NIDCD, your home treatment for dysphagia may include: For examples of exercises that doctors or speech therapists might prescribe to strengthen swallowing, see this selection of ...

Speech therapy helps people with SMA by improving speech clarity, breath control, swallowing, and communication device use.

Camille Stanley, MS, and Amber Udall, MS, of the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital at University of Utah Health, treat stroke patients with traditional dysphagia exercises in tandem with ...

“Treating dysphagia is like an artform ... based recommendations on what approaches will be most effective. Tongue exercise is a common component of therapy for these patients, often focused ...

Nuyts noted that DO-IMRT is not available globally and suggested it should still be accompanied by supportive care measures -- such as prophylactic swallowing exercises prescribed by speech and ...