The Adult Dysphagia Clinic

03/02/2025

08/10/2024

𝕆𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕨𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕨𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡?

Here at The Adult Dysphagia Clinic we can help you or your loved ones navigate through their difficulty swallowing or managing mealtimes with a huge range of therapeutic options.

🌟 We can prescribe certain exercises or therapy tools (if clinically indicated), to help improve the muscles used to swallow.

🌟 We can modify food and drink consistencies to make it easier and safer to chew, swallow or clear the bolus. We work with you to create a tailor-centred meal plan to adhere to your goals and quality of life.

🌟 Did you know certain mealtime strategies and postures can also assist with mealtime safety? Well, we can help with that!

🌟 We always provide thorough, clear and detailed education to assist you and your loved ones through mealtimes to ensure they are fun and safe.

Let us help you navigate through your swallowing concerns! Reach out to us today, we would love to help you! 💙

📣 Contact us today to book an appointment!
📞 (08) 6404 2850
📩 admin@thefeeding.clinic

01/10/2024

ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀʏ

At The Adult Dysphagia Clinic we offer a range of service delivery methods.

🏢 We have our in-clinic options available - located in Wembley and Currambine.

📱For our suitable candidates, we also offer Telehealth services to provide easy and convenient access to those at home.

🏩 We also offer aged-care and nursing-home visits!

🏨 We are so happy to also be providing services out of The Garden Family Medical Clinic!

Please reach out to us today to see how we can provide a service delivery that is beneficial and advantageous to you and your loved ones.

📣 Contact us today to book an appointment!
📞 (08) 6404 2850
📩 admin@thefeeding.clinic

17/09/2024

ᖴᑌᑎ ᖴᗩᑕT! 💡

Did you know that here at The Adult Dysphagia Clinic, we are home to The Feeding Clinic. This allows us to service clients and their families across the lifespan! 🤩

So, if you, or a loved one, has a difficulty with mealtimes, swallowing concerns, or chronic cough, please reach out to us today, we would love to help you!

📣 Contact us today to book an appointment!
📞 (08) 6404 2850
📩 admin@thefeeding.clinic

10/09/2024

𝕋𝕠𝕡 𝕋𝕚𝕡𝕤! ✨

At The Adult Dysphagia Clinic we assess, treat and manage chronic cough!

Do you have a chronic cough? Or a persistent, lingering cough that is present for longer than eight weeks, in the absence of illness? Well, let us help you! 🎊

These are our top tips for managing your chronic cough and ensuring adequate vocal and oral hygiene.
🍫 Avoiding potential triggers that exacerbate your cough or throat clear - is it reflux related foods, or is it certain smells and allergy related?
🫗Keep hydrated! We always recommend ensuring you are reaching your 2L of water intake a day to ensure your voice is well cared for.
🗣 Avoiding excessive vocal use and abuse will assist with reducing your chronic cough symptoms. Occupations such as teachers and professional singers are at increased risk of vocal strain.
🚬 Avoiding exposure to smoke - whether this is cigarette smoke (including passive second hand smoke), and fires!

Let us help you navigate through your triggers to devise a tailor-centred plan for you! Reach out to us today, we would love to help you! 💙

📣 Contact us today to book an appointment!
📞 (08) 6404 2850
📩 admin@thefeeding.clinic

02/09/2024

ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ!

Do you get treated by The Garden Family Medical Clinic? Well now, you can also be managed by us! Convenience, holistic specialised care and a welcoming environment, what more could you ask for! 🤩

📣 Contact us today to book an appointment! We would love to help you and your family!

For an appointment at The Garden Medical please ask the wonderful reception staff at your next appointment or:
📞 (08) 6186 7992

For appointments at our other clinics (Wembley and Currambine):
📞 (08) 6404 2850
📩 admin@thefeeding.clinic

29/08/2024

ꜱᴘᴇᴇᴄʜ ᴘᴀᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ 2024! 🗣

Communication is more than speaking. In our day-to-day lives, how many modes of communication do you have? Spoken, texting, phone calls, emails, and social media...the list is endless! 📱📞

Did you know? An estimated 1.2 million Australians have communication support needs. This means they need assistance to communicate and get their message across. This could be due to a multitude of reasons.

Everyone communicates differently, whether this is spoken, signed, digital or written. So, let's appreciate all the amazing types of communication modes that are available.

Speech Pathologists empower people to communicate their way.

This might include:
💙using their voice to speak
💙aided devices such as AAC aids and technology
💙unaided supports like Auslan and Keyword Sign

We are university-trained allied health professionals that are dedicated to helping people achieve their communication goals, whether it's a child with a developmental language delay, someone recovering from a stroke, or anyone needing support to communicate.

Let's help raise awareness and encourage everyone to communicate their own way!✨

26/08/2024

𝕊𝕡𝕖𝕖𝕔𝕙 ℙ𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕪 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜! 🗣

Today marks the start of Speech Pathology week for 2024! 🎊

The theme is 'communicate your way'. Although we are predominantly focused on dysphagia (swallowing and mealtimes) and chronic cough, the way we all communicate will always be at the forefront of our practice. We want to highlight that everyone communicates differently; whether it’s spoken, signed, digital, or written. Communication bridges gaps, fosters meaning and understanding, and strengthens relationships. It’s about making connections and expressing ourselves in unique ways.

We all have our distinctive way of communicating and so let's celebrate that this week! ✨

19/08/2024

చҽ ąɾҽ օքҽղ! 🎊

Woo! The time has come! We are now offering services at The Garden Family Medical Clinic! 💚🌿

Please contact one of the lovely reception staff at The Garden Medical for an appointment. We are currently operating every Friday from 9am to 2:30pm.

We cannot wait to meet you and help you on your journey!

📣 Contact us today to book an appointment!
📞 (08) 6186 7992
📩 hello@thegardenmedical.com

14/08/2024

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕚𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣! ⌛

Here at The Adult Dysphagia Clinic and The Feeding Clinic we are absolutely thrilled to announce our collaboration with The Garden Family Medical Clinic! 🎊💚

The team at The Garden Medical are absolutely brilliant, and we feel so privileged to be working with them! 🥰

What an amazing opportunity to have specialist GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, physiotherapists, psychologists, and now speech pathologists under the same roof! This is holistic, multi-disciplinary and patient-centred care at its best! ✨

Together, our goal is to empower anyone, of any age, who has difficulty eating, drinking, with mealtimes, or a persistent cough to reach out and let us help you!

For those wondering, this is an expansion of our services - we still remain at our Wembley and Currambine clinics, and now also offering services at The Garden Family Medical Clinic in Murdoch!

📣 Contact us today to book an appointment!
📞 (08) 6404 2850
📩 admin@thefeeding.clinic

07/08/2024

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Check out our new gloves! Thank you so much to Surgical House we have access to COATS gloves! ✨

These gloves have the amazing benefits of all-natural oats (and FDA-recognised skin protectant) as a coating that forms a natural, moisturising barrier between glove and skin! No more irritating or dry skin for all our clinicians! 😍

So useful for us at The Feeding Clinic and The Adult Dysphagia Clinic as we are sticklers for hand hygiene and are always wearing gloves for oral examinations, food preparation and trials and so much more!

📣 Contact us today to book an appointment!
📞 (08) 6404 2850
📩 admin@thefeeding.clinic

01/08/2024

Ⓣⓞⓟ Ⓣⓘⓟⓢ !⃝

We love encouraging safe mealtimes, and so we thought we would provide you with our top safe swallow recommendations! ✨

These are useful for anyone, at any age - not just with a swallowing concern!

🐢 Slow down! Meals are to be enjoyed, the faster we eat, the less we pay attention to chewing, safe swallowing, and this can result in coughing or choking on meals. It is also handy to have small mouthfuls each time too!

🦷 Chew well! We don't want a piece of steak or pasta getting stuck in our throat without it being chewed!

📱Limit distractions! Turning off the TV whilst eating can allow you focus on eating and drinking safely. This also encourages positive mealtime experiences with your family and loved ones.

🍴Appropriate positioning! Sitting upright in a stable position allows gravity to work in your favour, allows your airway to be protected and allows more energy to be focused on the task of eating and drinking safely.

If you, your child, or a loved one requires some additional safe swallowing strategies, specific to your circumstance, please do not hesitate to reach out! We would love to help you!

📣 Contact us today to book an appointment!
📞 (08) 6404 2850
📩 admin@thefeeding.clinic