Effects of Device-Facilitated Lingual Strengthening Therapy on Dysphagia Related Outcomes in Patients Post-Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
ConclusionsLingual strengthening exercise resulted in significant improvements in functional oral intake for patients with post-stroke dysphagia as compared to usual care after 8 weeks. Future studies should include a larger sample size and address treatment impact on specific aspects of swallow physiology.
Source: Dysphagia - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
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