“What’s the safest diet for this patient?” As dysphagia clinicians, we’re asked this a lot. Physicians, nurses, and family members all want to do what’s best, and preventing aspiration with diet changes seems like a…
You’re starting to feel frustrated with Sam. He completed his instrumental assessment, but he has no interest in sticking to his treatment program. Even though you let him know that he was aspirating thin liquids… nothing…
We’ve come a long way in our treatment of people with swallowing disorders. The evidence base for the exercises, compensatory strategies, and dietary modifications we prescribe grows every year. But poor client adherence is still…
It wasn’t so very long ago that smartphones, tablets, and all the apps we currently take for granted were the stuff of science fiction. In the ‘90s and even the early ‘00s, we could hardly…
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) often work at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), providing short-term rehab care and ongoing treatment for long-term care residents. Some of the SLP treatments most frequently seen in the SNF setting include care…
