A scoping review of music-based interventions for swallowing difficulties: implications for treating older adults with presbyphagia

CONCLUSION: Singing entails a systematic and focused incorporation of stepwise activities that can be used to address swallowing disorders. In this context, critical clinical implications that music therapists should consider when treating individuals with presbyphagia include warmup breathing, vocalizing targeting laryngeal control, and singing targeting oral motor control. This review can contribute to the expansion of music therapy with older adults and the advancement of music therapy techniques.PMID:38034547 | PMC:PMC10687455 | DOI:10.3389/fmed.2023.1285835
Source: Cancer Control - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research