Dysphagia is pronounced DIS~FAY~JAH and if you need an audio clip to hear how it is pronounced go to http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=dysphagia...Home Speech Provides a great resource entitled Dysphagia: The Essentials,
http://www.home-speech-home.com/dysphagia.html this is a great overview of Dysphagia and it provides a nice breakdown of the "essential" components of Dysphagia. If you are like me, visuals always are helpful and it is beneficial to have engaging videos while you are learning. View these YouTube videos for visuals of Modified Barium Swallow Studies.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf2kRD85zvc and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu_YYOAlZEw...
If you want a little more in depth tutorial of Identification of Swallowing Patterns Associated with Dysphagia, then you may want to check out this great resource http://www.d.umn.edu/csd/current/courses/swallowing/index.html on the University of Minnesota Duluth's website under the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders program. This great tutorial was developed by Mark Mizuko, John Hatten, Rachel Komarek (UMD) & Joe Piette & Peggy Stone(St.Mary's/Duluth Clinic Health Systems).
Special Thanks to Diane Kulseth for recommending another great Dysphagia Nutrition website http://www.nestlenutritionstore.com. She said "They have a lot of great articles and products that fall in line with the National Dysphagia diet."
http://www.home-speech-home.com/dysphagia.html this is a great overview of Dysphagia and it provides a nice breakdown of the "essential" components of Dysphagia. If you are like me, visuals always are helpful and it is beneficial to have engaging videos while you are learning. View these YouTube videos for visuals of Modified Barium Swallow Studies.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf2kRD85zvc and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu_YYOAlZEw...
If you want a little more in depth tutorial of Identification of Swallowing Patterns Associated with Dysphagia, then you may want to check out this great resource http://www.d.umn.edu/csd/current/courses/swallowing/index.html on the University of Minnesota Duluth's website under the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders program. This great tutorial was developed by Mark Mizuko, John Hatten, Rachel Komarek (UMD) & Joe Piette & Peggy Stone(St.Mary's/Duluth Clinic Health Systems).
Special Thanks to Diane Kulseth for recommending another great Dysphagia Nutrition website http://www.nestlenutritionstore.com. She said "They have a lot of great articles and products that fall in line with the National Dysphagia diet."
