Dysphagia

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Dysphagia

• Disorder in swallowing that can affect one of
  four stages of the normal swallow
• Preparatory phase
• Oral phase
• Pharyngeal phase
• Esophageal phase

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Treatment for Dysphagia

• Preparatory or oral phase difficulties feeding
  techniques
• Pharyngeal phase difficulties swallowing
  therapy

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Feeding Techniques

• Modifying food consistency or texture
• Adjusting amount of food presented
• Adjusting the rate of food presentation
• Increasing sensory awareness

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Swallow therapies

• Changing head and/or body posture
• Modifying swallow movements
• Supraglottic swallow
• Super-supraglottic swallow
• Effortful swallow
• Mendelsohn maneuver