Dysphagia Ramblings

Dysphagia Ramblings

The clinician's place for dysphagia awareness, evidence-based practice and information.

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  • Welcome
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  • Assessment
    • Laryngeal Palpation
    • Cervical Auscultation
    • What Would You Do?
    • Go With the (Peak) Flow
    • The Yale Swallow Protocol
    • Assessing the Swallow: 101
    • The Interview
    • Clinical Swallow Evaluation
    • Standardizing Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment
    • 3 Things to Stop Doing in Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment
    • Dysphagia Assessment
  • MBSS
    • MBSImP
    • The Instrumental Guide to Compensatory Strategies and Maneuvers
    • What’s In A Name
    • What Good is the MBSS if the Report is Not so Good?
    • The History of the Modified Barium Swallow Study
    • The Yale Swallow Protocol
    • We Can’t Treat What We Don’t Know
    • Modified Barium Swallow Study: Gold Standard or Old News?
    • My Patient had Their Modified, Now What Do I Do?
    • Barium
    • Which Consistencies Do I Trial?
    • Compensatory Techniques
    • Mobile MBSS
    • Do I Really Not Have Access to Instrumental?
    • The Instrumental Guide to Compensatory Strategies and Maneuvers
    • Modifieds……The Who, What, When, Why and How
    • Modified Barium Swallow Study……Part 2
  • Head and Neck Cancer
    • Glossectomy
    • “Establishing a Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Clinical Pathway: An Implementation Evaluation and Audit of Dysphagia-Related Services and Outcomes”
    • Pharyngocise
    • Head and Neck Cancer Course Part 2
    • Head and Neck Cancer Course
    • Course Alert-Head and Neck Cancer
    • Measuring Lingual Range of Motion
  • NMES
    • Ampcare………A new name for NMES
    • Electrodes…..Are they really all the same??
    • VitalStim Therapy
  • Continuing Education
    • Head and Neck Cancer Course
    • Head and Neck Cancer Course Part 2
    • 5 Considerations for Continuing Education
    • Day 1 of Critical Thinking
    • Day 2 Critical Thinking in Dysphagia Management
    • Critical Thinking in Dysphagia Management
    • Course Alert-MBSImP
    • Course Alert-Head and Neck Cancer
    • Course Alert-Esophageal Dysphagia
    • Course Alert-Cranial Nerves and Sensory Treatment
    • Course Alert-Dysphagia Practice-Moving Toward More Comprehensive Treatment Protocols
  • Treatment
    • PhagiaFlex
    • My Top Five Continuing Education Courses in Dysphagia
    • We Can’t Treat What We Don’t Know
    • Standardizing Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment
    • 3 Things to Stop Doing in Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment
    • The SLP and the Dining Room no
    • To Tuck or Not to Tuck
    • Swallowing Exercise Aid (SEA)
    • ACP and sEMG: Synchrony for Dysphagia
    • Pudding and a Straw
    • CTAR (Chin Tuck Against Resistance)
    • I-PRO
    • Food Chaining
    • Exercise
    • NSOMES-To Use Them or Not to Use Them…..That is the Debate
    • Respiratory Muscle Strength Training
    • Lingual Strengthening Using Resistance
    • The McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program
  • Consistencies
    • The Cost of Thickened Liquids
    • Carbonated Beverages
    • Thickened Liquid Challenge-Revisited
    • Gelmix Thickener
    • Phagia Puree Mixes
    • Slo Drinks
    • Thickened Jello?
    • Pre-Made Pureeds…..Not All the Same
    • The Great Thickener Challenge
  • Home Health
    • A Week As a Home Health SLP Part 1
    • A Week As a Home Health SLP Part 2
    • A Week As A Home Health SLP Part 3
    • A Week As a Home Health SLP Part 4
    • A Week As A Home Health SLP Part 5
  • Research
    • “Establishing a Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Clinical Pathway: An Implementation Evaluation and Audit of Dysphagia-Related Services and Outcomes”
    • Supraglottic and Super-Supraglottic Swallows and Tongue Pressure-Research Review
    • Variations in Tongue-Palate Pressures with Xantham Gum Thickened Liquids-Research Overview
    • Research vs. Clinical skills
    • Research Tuesday Post-Effects of Barium Concentration
    • Swallowing and Dysphagia Rehabilitation: Translating Principles of Neural Plasticity into Clinically Oriented Evidence
    • Usual Care in Dysphagia Rehabilitation
  • Product Reviews
    • PhagiaFlex
    • The Dysphagia Game
    • Gelmix Thickener
    • Phagia Puree Mixes
    • Slo Drinks
    • Pre-Made Pureeds…..Not All the Same
    • Product Review-TheraSip Swallowing Trainer
    • The Great Thickener Challenge
  • Oral Care
    • Oral Care
  • Apps
    • iSwallow 2 App
    • Smart Oral Motor App Review
    • Oral Motor by Lingraphrica App Review
    • Dysphagia By Lingraphica App Review
    • Blue Tree Publishing Apps Review
    • Cranial Nerves: App Review
    • Lab Tests: App Review
    • Dysphagia App
    • Using your iPad in Dysphagia Therapy
    • Apps
    • Dysphagia2Go-Revolutionizing the Dysphagia App World
  • Books
    • Quick Pocket Reference for Tracheostomy Tubes and Speaking Valves
    • Books to Read-The Swallowing Pocket Guide
    • Books to Read-Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Swallow Mechanism
    • Books to Read-Drugs and Dysphagia
    • Books to Read-The Source for Pediatric Dysphagia
    • Books to Read….The Source for Dysphagia
  • CVA
    • Screening and CVA
  • Patient
    • What Would You Do?
    • The Patient
    • Why Won’t They Do What I Say??
    • They won’t follow my recommendations so let’s burn them at the stake!!
    • I Just Can’t Fix Them All
    • Dysphagia Awareness
    • The Patient Exercising Their Right to Choose (Formerly The Non Compliant Patient)
    • Put Yourself in Their Shoes
  • Resource
    • 3 Reasons You Should Never “Fake it Till You Make it” in Dysphagia
    • Be the Change
    • Starting Somewhere
    • Four Things You May Not Know
    • Productivity and the SLP
    • Advocacy
    • Myths in Dysphagia
    • The Swallow in Detail
    • My Letter to Healthcare
    • The Dysphagia Buy-In: Selling Your Services
    • Minerals and Vitamins…….How do they affect your swallow??
    • It Takes A GOOD Therapist
    • My “Unproductive” Day
    • The Dummies Guide to Dysphagia
    • Things I wish I had learned in school…..
    • Training other professionals in Dysphagia
  • MedBridge Discount
  • Get the Planner
  • Webinars by Dysphagia Ramblings
  • Apps by Dysphagia Ramblings
  • Blog
  • FEES
    • The History of FEES
    • Why FEES? 7 Reasons to consider FEES
    • Myths of FEES Part 1
    • Myths of FEES Part 2
    • FEES Myth #3

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Pudding and a Straw

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019by dysphagiaramblingsLeave a Comment on Pudding and a Straw
Pudding and a Straw

                                                                                 Picture from: www.busymomboutique.com Looking for an exercise. Haven't you always wanted a very simple exercise [...]

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It Takes A GOOD Therapist

June 3, 2013July 4, 2017by dysphagiaramblings2 Comments on It Takes A GOOD Therapist

I was sitting and thinking today. There are so many therapists that I have seen that are sub-par, (none of my friends of course!) It made me stop and think that every patient, client and student deserves to have the best of the best as far as therapy goes. I don't want to take my [...]

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