Swallowing difficulties, or dysphagia, can significantly affect daily life, but targeted exercises and structured care approaches can help restore function. Evidence from recent studies and practice ...

Simple, noninvasive, and repeatable screening methods are essential for assessing swallowing disorders. We focused on patients with acute stroke and aimed to assess the characteristics of swallowing ...

Objective: To evaluate the combined impact of videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) and therapeutic feeding and swallowing interventions on clinical outcomes in children with oropharyngeal dysphagia ...

Context Videofluoroscopic swallowing study is a dynamic exam and allows the evaluation of the complete swallowing process. However, most published studies have only reported alterations in the ...

Introduction Dysphagia is one of the common complications of stroke. The use of high-frequency (10 Hz) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to stimulate the suprahyoid motor cortex, ...

Down syndrome (DS) occurs in approximately one in 800 births worldwide and is associated with various medical complications including swallowing impairments and dysphagia. Advances in childhood ...

Note: SD, standard deviation; T, experimental group; C, control group; CON, control group with conventional swallowing therapy (no exercise); EMST, expiratory muscle ...

The rate of the number of young children who accidentally swallow nicotine pouches has soared in recent years, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found ...

Swallowing difficulty serves as a significant predictor of frailty progression in older adults, according to new research following nearly 800 community-dwelling Japanese seniors over two years. The ...

ABSTRACT: Stroke is currently one of the main causes of death and disability worldwide, with numerous reports indicating that it can lead to various functional impairments such as motor, sensory, ...