As an SLP, we know that simply saying someone has dysphagia doesn’t really give us a ton of information. One of the first things we might wonder is which phase of swallowing is affected?

Does the person have a hard time keeping food in their mouth? Do they struggle with food and liquid entering the airway? Or maybe they always feel like food is stuck in their throat.

Not all dysphagia is the same, and I’m here today to dig a little bit deeper into three different phases of dysphagia which in reality are not separate phases at all. They’re interrelated and should be considered a “continuum.”

Watch and Enjoy!
Theresa Richard


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CITED ARTICLES:
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MartinHarris, B., Brodsky, M. B., Michel, Y., Castell, D. O., Schleicher, M., Sandidge, J., Maxwell, R., & Blair, J. (2008). MBS measurement tool for swallow impairmentMBSImp: establishing a standard. Dysphagia, 23(4), 392–405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s0045500891...

Cho, S. Y., Choung, R. S., Saito, Y. A., Schleck, C. D., Zinsmeister, A. R., Locke, G. R., 3rd, & Talley, N. J. (2015). Prevalence and risk factors for dysphagia: a USA community study. Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society, 27(2), 212–219. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12467

American SpeechLanguageHearing Association. (2002). Knowledge and skills needed by speech language pathologists providing services to individuals with swallowing and/or feeding disorders [Knowledge and Skills]. Available from www.asha.org/policy.


ABOUT THERESA RICHARD::
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Theresa Richard, a medical speech pathologist for 15+ years, is a board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders, and the founder and CEO of the MedSLP Collective and MedSLP Education. Theresa is also the mother of a son with severe disabilities who humbles her daily and is the inspiration behind all of the work she does in the world.

Theresa, host of Swallow Your Pride Podcast, has over 3 million unique downloads, and her book “So You’re Having Trouble Swallowing'' is an Amazon and Barnes and Noble best seller.

Theresa Richard, M.A. CCCSLP, BCSS Medical Speech Language Pathologist


https://www.TheresaRichard.com/

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