ASHA Voices: Innovations on Strengthening Feeding And Swallowing Services

We delve  into feeding and swallowing disorders on this episode of ASHA Voices. From incorporating exercise science values into dysphagia treatment to developing new tools for measuring biofeedback, the work of today’s guests is shaped by their unique personal and professional experiences. With a background in exercise science, speech-language pathologist Lori Burkhead Morgan brings an interdisciplinary lens to dysphagia treatment. Learn why Morgan would only take a surface electromyography device with her to a deserted island. “If you are at the point that you want to eat three times a day, then I’m going to give you homework.” – Lori Burkhead Morgan More on Lori Burkhead Morgan’s approach to dysphagia: Exercise-Based Dysphagia Rehabilitation: Past, Present, and Future Strength-Training Exercise in Dysphagia Rehabilitation: Principles, Procedures, and Directions for Future Research And will the sensor pictured below one day play a role in the lives of those with dysphagia? SLP and neurophysiologist Georgia Malandraki shows us the new tool she’s developed. She hopes it will help eliminate the need for sending bulky, expensive machinery to rural homes of those with dysphagia. This small sensor could help people with dysphagia who live far away from the SLPs who work with them. Finally, consultant Emily Homer talks empowerment in schools. She offers guidance for how SLPs and school districts can build strong feeding and swallowing services....
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