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Evidence-Based Practice and Dysphagia Rehabilitation: 3 Ways that Mobili-T Helps You Become an Evidence-Based Clinician
Clinicians place evidence-based practice at the heart of what they do. Dysphagia therapy is no exception. Read on to find out how Mobili-T has been specifically designed based on the best evidence available in dysphagia rehabilitation and how it contributes to your evidence-based practice.
How Strong Should a Swallow Be?
What can you measure to find out whether dysphagia therapy is on track? True Angle is serious about getting the Mobili-T system into the hands of clinicians looking to level up their swallowing therapy. Giving patients access to all the tools they need in order to...
Using Biofeedback for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease is a condition that affects the brain and can impact a person’s ability to move smoothly. People with Parkinson’s Disease often experience decreased automatic control of daily motor activities, such as walking. Biofeedback has been used in the rehabilitation of symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease such as difficulty walking, loss of balance, falling, and posture problems.
Patient Stories
Difficulty Swallowing is Called Dysphagia…
...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. “Hmm,”...
The journey to dysphagia management
A Patient Story There are many causes of dysphagia and its impacts can look different from one individual to another. The road to finding out dysphagia management strategies can vary widely. Despite these differences, it can be helpful to listen to others’ stories and...
Speaking Up about Swallowing Disorders
A Journey into Self-Advocacy Dysphagia (swallowing disorders) are among the many “invisible disabilities” that surround us. Research supports that the general population has very little awareness of dysphagia [1]. This leaves the burden on those with dysphagia to...
Dysphagia
Evidence-Based Practice and Dysphagia Rehabilitation: 3 Ways that Mobili-T Helps You Become an Evidence-Based Clinician
Clinicians place evidence-based practice at the heart of what they do. Dysphagia therapy is no exception. Read on to find out how Mobili-T has been specifically designed based on the best evidence available in dysphagia rehabilitation and how it contributes to your evidence-based practice.
How Strong Should a Swallow Be?
What can you measure to find out whether dysphagia therapy is on track? True Angle is serious about getting the Mobili-T system into the hands of clinicians looking to level up their swallowing therapy. Giving patients access to all the tools they need in order to...
Using Biofeedback for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease is a condition that affects the brain and can impact a person’s ability to move smoothly. People with Parkinson’s Disease often experience decreased automatic control of daily motor activities, such as walking. Biofeedback has been used in the rehabilitation of symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease such as difficulty walking, loss of balance, falling, and posture problems.
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CTV News Edmonton
New wireless device to help patients with head and neck cancer swallow. Patients with neck and head cancer who have difficulty swallowing will now be able to eat solid foods at home with the help of a new mobile device.
Health Matters: Feb. 4
In Monday’s edition of Health Matters, Su-Ling Goh looks at a device designed by an Alberta research team to help head and neck cancer survivors and tells us about a spin challenge to raise awareness about cancer. View video
U of A Faculty of Engineering – A Hard Act to Swallow
A new medical device envisioned by a faculty member of the University of Alberta Faculty of Rehab Medicine and developed with the help of a UAlberta Engineering graduate promises to improve the lives of patients with trouble swallowing, a condition known as dysphagia....