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What to Expect After Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
February 4th was World Cancer Awareness Day. At True Angle, we have those living with and surviving cancer in our thoughts beyond just the month of February. Many of our Mobili-T users have undergone treatment for head and neck...
Dysphagia and Breastfeeding
Symptoms of Dysphagia in Breastfed Infants Images of parents happily breastfeeding their infants, smiling as they look down on their little one, are portrayed all over the media. However, not every breastfeeding experience is quite so picturesque. What is not so often...
Dysphagia and Challenges with Oral Health
We’ve all been there before: you're sitting at the dentist's and can sense the burning question about to be asked, “So, how often do you floss?”. You’ve likely joked or even lied about your flossing habits at one point in your life. I admit I’m one of those people,...
Patient Stories
“I can actually eat a burger now!”
Mobile health technology shows promising results for patients with head and neck cancer. This past Thanksgiving, Leslie O’Connor-Parsons enjoyed a full meal with turkey and stuffing for the first time in five years. Thanks to Mobili-T®, the first mobile home-based...
A First-Head Experience With Mobili-T®
Ted Power, a head and neck cancer survivor, discusses his personal experience with Mobili-T® clinical trial after undergoing tongue surgery. View Article
The Vital Beat – Head and neck cancer patients test made-in-Edmonton Mobili-T®
Thanks to new mobile technology, Scott Ellis and Leslie O'Connor-Parsons are finding it easier to swallow more than soup and soft food. Scott, 63, says he's not coughing as much when he eats. And Leslie, 59, says she's looking forward to expanding her diet. "It is...
Dysphagia
What to Expect After Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
February 4th was World Cancer Awareness Day. At True Angle, we have those living with and surviving cancer in our thoughts beyond just the month of February. Many of our Mobili-T users have undergone treatment for head and neck...
Dysphagia and Breastfeeding
Symptoms of Dysphagia in Breastfed Infants Images of parents happily breastfeeding their infants, smiling as they look down on their little one, are portrayed all over the media. However, not every breastfeeding experience is quite so picturesque. What is not so often...
Dysphagia and Challenges with Oral Health
We’ve all been there before: you're sitting at the dentist's and can sense the burning question about to be asked, “So, how often do you floss?”. You’ve likely joked or even lied about your flossing habits at one point in your life. I admit I’m one of those people,...
News
Mobili-T®: A Mobile Health Solution
Mobili-T® is a portable swallowing therapy system for individuals with swallowing disorders, with particular focus on head and neck cancer. Individuals with a swallowing impairment are often unable to consume a normal diet, which can lead to dependence on tube...
Med-Tech Innovation News
Twenty years ago, Jana Rieger, CEO of True Angle Medical Technologies, started a clinical research program at the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to understand how treatment for head and neck cancer affected function. "We...
AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge: Startup Edition
The winner of the Vancouver competition was True Angle Medical Technologies, based in Edmonton. The company developed the Mobili-T®, a swallowing therapy system for older adults with swallowing difficulties. “The Mobili-T® system takes the therapy out of the clinic...