{"title":"Muscle Tone and the Speech-Language Pathologist: Definitions, Neurophysiology, Assessment, and Interventions","authors":"H. Clark, N. Solomon","doi":"10.1044/SASD21.1.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/SASD21.1.9","url":null,"abstract":"Abnormal muscle tone is presumed to underlie certain types of dysarthria and dysphagia. However, the speech-language pathologist rarely assesses orofacial muscle tone, presumably because of a lack ...","PeriodicalId":113341,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (dysphagia)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117271642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oral Care Across Ages: A Review","authors":"J. Ashford","doi":"10.1044/SASD21.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/SASD21.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"Mouth cleaning is performed to prevent diseases such as dental caries, gingivitis, and periodontitis. Bacteria, present since birth, form complex biofilms that attach to oral surfaces. These florae...","PeriodicalId":113341,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (dysphagia)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126190525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Point/Counterpoint: Electrical Stimulation for Dysphagia: The Argument Against Electrical Stimulation for Dysphagia","authors":"Ianessa A. Humbert","doi":"10.1044/SASD20.4.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/SASD20.4.102","url":null,"abstract":"Surface electrical stimulation for dysphagia is still a controversial subject. Some studies tout the benefits of using electrical stimulation (e-stim) for improving a disordered swallow. It is impo...","PeriodicalId":113341,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (dysphagia)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126638842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Debates in Dysphagia Management: How Do You Use Evidence-Based Practice in Your Dysphagia Patient Care?","authors":"J. Logemann","doi":"10.1044/SASD20.4.121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/SASD20.4.121","url":null,"abstract":"Evidence-based practice requires astute clinicians to blend our best clinical judgment with the best available external evidence and the patient's own values and expectations. Sometimes, we value one more than another during clinical decision-making, though it is never wise to do so, and sometimes other factors that we are unaware of produce unanticipated clinical outcomes. Sometimes, we feel very strongly about one clinical method or another, and hopefully that belief is founded in evidence. Some beliefs, however, are not founded in evidence. The sound use of evidence is the best way to navigate the debates within our field of practice.","PeriodicalId":113341,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (dysphagia)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122524474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Point/Counterpoint: Electrical Stimulation for Dysphagia: The Argument for Electrical Stimulation for Dysphagia","authors":"Jennifer Carter","doi":"10.1044/SASD20.4.96","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/SASD20.4.96","url":null,"abstract":"This article is one side of the debate about the use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES or “VitalStim”) in dysphagia treatment and presents the case supporting the use of this modality. ...","PeriodicalId":113341,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (dysphagia)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115410858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Water, Water Everywhere, But Why? Argument Against Free Water Protocols","authors":"James L. Coyle","doi":"10.1044/SASD20.4.109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/SASD20.4.109","url":null,"abstract":"Free water protocols have become common in the management of patients with dysphagia. Their popularity has blossomed in the near-complete absence of any empirical data regarding their safety, efficacy and effectiveness. Proponents point to anecdotal reports and opinion pieces, while recent peer-reviewed investigation shows a mixed bag of safety and efficacy outcomes. This paper presents the argument against administration of “free water” without consideration of numerous factors besides the presence of dysphagia, and strongly urges the developers of the method to submit their data to peer review.","PeriodicalId":113341,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (dysphagia)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134555736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why I Like the Free Water Protocol","authors":"S. Langmore","doi":"10.1044/SASD20.4.116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/SASD20.4.116","url":null,"abstract":"In this opinion piece, I present my major reasons for advocating for the free water protocol (FWP). Although there is a lack of strong direct evidence in support of the FWP, there are multiple bits...","PeriodicalId":113341,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (dysphagia)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116544136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SOS Approach to Feeding","authors":"K. Toomey, E. Ross","doi":"10.1044/SASD20.3.82","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/SASD20.3.82","url":null,"abstract":"The Sequential Oral Sensory Approach to Feeding (The SOS Approach) is a transdisciplinary program designed to assess and address the reasons why a child is struggling to eat. Assessment occurs across seven different areas of human function involved in the process of learning to eat: organs, muscles, sensory, learning, development, nutrition, and environment. The SOS Approach uses a whole child perspective, integrating sensory, motor, oral-motor, behavioral/learning, medical, and nutritional factors for both assessment and intervention, resulting in strategies to comprehensively evaluate and manage children with feeding/growth problems. Success is determined by (a) intrinsically motivated and sustained interest in trying new foods, (b) enjoyment in and appropriate skills for eating and drinking a wide range of age-appropriate foods and fluids; (c) consumption of sufficient calories for optimal growth along a child's own percentile line on a growth curve, and (d) improved family understanding and functionin...","PeriodicalId":113341,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (dysphagia)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122831979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Sensory-Motor Approach to Feeding","authors":"Lori L. Overland","doi":"10.1044/SASD20.3.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/SASD20.3.60","url":null,"abstract":"Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) play an increasingly significant role in the treatment of children with feeding disorders (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2009). Physicians often refer children for feeding therapy secondary to what is seemingly a behavioral issue. This assumed diagnosis usually reflects a child's refusal to eat; a self-limited diet based upon taste, texture, and visual appearance; or difficulty progressing from breast or bottle to pureed or solid foods. However, a child's case history review may reveal gagging, choking, or vomiting incidents with the introduction of pureed or solid foods, in addition to possible medical and developmental issues. Food refusals can develop secondary to these concerns. Additionally, the child's motor skills may not be adequate to handle the food, and the resulting sensory reaction can be described as “fright, fight, flight” (Overland, 2010). Interactions between the sensory and motor systems cannot be ignored (Fisher, Murray, & Bundy, 1991)...","PeriodicalId":113341,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (dysphagia)","volume":"105 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123378964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}