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A Quick Guide to Swallowing Exercises

Exercises for swallowing and dysphagia . . . What a BIG and CONFUSING topic! This is the start of our new series, "A Quick Guide to Swallowing Exercises," where we will cover the most well-supported and evidence-based swallowing exercises we currently utilize in restorative therapy/treatment for dysphagia.

Today's video will quickly cover six common exercises and the clinical indications for each.

1. The Effortful Swallow

2. Lingual Resistance Exercises

3. The Mendelsohn Maneuver

4/5. The Shaker Exercise and Chin-Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR)

6. Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST)

I'm looking forward to continuing this series! Let me know what you'd like to see first or what questions you have! ✨

#speechlanguagepathologist #slp #dysphagia #dysphagiaexercises #swallowingtherapy

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