When you think of professions that engage heavily with technology, the field of Speech-Language Pathology is not likely top of mind. However, in 2022, it’s difficult to find a career where there isn’t an intersection between what a person is trained to do, and how...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15% of the total world population (one billion people) lives with some form of disability or functional impairment. This number is likely to increase in the coming years due to rapid population growth, the aging...
Habilitation vs. Rehabilitation Dysphagia in adults can look very different from pediatric dysphagia (i.e., swallowing disorders in infants or children). One of the major differences between the two groups is the cause or etiology of dysphagia. Most cases of...
Dysphagia and level 4 pureed diets – “Now what?” You have been recommended a level 4 pureed diet by your speech-language pathologist (S-LP) and may be thinking, “Now what? What is that?”. Level 4 pureed diets are typically recommended by S-LPs to individuals...
Dysphagia: A Disorder Understood by Few Up to 22% of adults over the age of 50 live with dysphagia or swallowing problems, and yet, this swallowing disorder largely remains a mystery to the general public. A recent survey found that, among participants who were not...
…but “it should be called: “I can’t effing swallow.” Surgery saved Ted Power’s life from throat cancer, but a mobile swallowing exercise system gave him his life back. “Well, Mr. Power, I’ve got some bad news. You’ve got cancer,” the doctor said....
