SLP R&R

30/05/2023

Here's hoping your Dysphagia Course was more in depth than mine when it came to the wide-ranging topics and areas for discussion, debate, and discovery! My journey began with this sub-population population after recently starting at a hospital that is very much geared towards geriatrics. Even though

30/05/2023

Here’s hoping your Dysphagia Course was more in depth than mine when it came to the wide-ranging topics and areas for discussion, debate, and discovery!

My journey began with this sub-population population after recently starting at a hospital that is very much geared towards geriatrics. Even though I was on the big learning curve for VFSS, I still had many stroke, trach, and other general diagnoses under my belt. But generally healthy older adults?
Panic started to creep in as I had to debate daily if their dysphagia was simply due to presbyphagia, related to another diagnosis, OR impacted by the many spinal deviations we constantly saw across this population; not to mention a possible combination!😓

These anatomical changes and resulting swallowing impairments definitely threw me for a loop but made me realize the huge difference between acutely-related impairments and general geriatric swallowing.
Of course, if I could turn back time I would’ve had this article in hand while staring at that spinal curvature. But now that it’s here it is100% worth giving a full read and sharing it to to anyone and everyone in the same boat!😍

Check out the full Review (+ a free youtube bonus!) R&R!

Here's hoping your Dysphagia Course was more in depth than mine when it came to the wide-ranging topics and areas for discussion, debate, and discovery! My journey began with this sub-population population after recently starting at a hospital that is very much geared towards geriatrics. Even though

27/04/2023

𝑷𝒐𝒑. 𝑭𝒊𝒛𝒛. 𝑮𝒖𝒍𝒑...

No, I'm not renaming the Rice Krispy elves!
Just thinking about those thirst-quenching moments when drinking one of those bubbly drinks creates a pretty sensation-filled picture.

The popping that you instantly feel on your tongue.👅
The fizzing bubbles that tickle your lips or nose.👃
And then, how the actual carbonation, aka chemesthesis, makes you swallow ever so slightly different (are you a big gulper or slow slipper for these delectable drinks?!).

If there was ever a magical cure in a can, could this be it?🤔

I've always been surprised to find a lacking of firm evidence regarding this unknown or misunderstood technique when it comes to swallowing disorders.
While there's some more research for all things sensory, this comprehensive review makes us look a little harder to notice some patterns and possibly even take a pause before we take that next sip!🤯

Check out the full Review R&R!🥸

Pop. Fizz. Gulp....No, I'm not renaming the Rice Krispy elves. Just thinking about those thirst-quenching moments when drinking one of those bubbly drinks create a pretty sensation-filled picture. And then, how the actual carbonation, aka chemesthesis, makes you swallow ever so slightly different (a

06/04/2023

It's somehow 2023, and long are the days when anytime a dark contrasted bolus passes the ramus of the mandible equals an automatic "fail" or impairment. With an all-star cast, this is another article to highlight and keep to better understand this ever-changing pharyngeal phenomenon.🤓

06/04/2023

It’s somehow 2023, and long are the days when anytime a dark contrasted bolus passes the ramus of the mandible equals an automatic “fail” or impairment.

With an all-star cast, this is another article to highlight and keep in mind to better understand this ever-changing pharyngeal phenomenon.🤓

Check out this 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕 '𝒏 𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 R&R!

It's somehow 2023, and long are the days when anytime a dark contrasted bolus passes the ramus of the mandible equals an automatic "fail" or impairment. With an all-star cast, this is another article to highlight and keep in mind in order to better understand this ever-changing pharyngeal phenomenon

30/03/2023

I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel like a revolving door while working in the medical field. You see one diagnosis, then another, then a completely new one you can't even begin to pronounce. But eventually, wherever you are, you start to pick up the ever-changing flow and notice the consta

30/03/2023

I don't know about you, but sometimes it feel like a revolving door while working in the medical field.
You see one diagnosis, then another, then a completely new one you can't even begin to pronounce. But eventually, wherever you are, you start to pick up the ever-changing flow and notice the constants that remain.

Among many other things, patients with "waste emptying" problems, otherwise known as chronic renal/kidney disease/failure (relating to CKD, CKF, ESRD etc. other names seen in medical charts), has been a constant ever since my very first clinical fellowship placement.

The main reason for picking this article out of the thousands of others I would have normally perused to review was essentially the déjà vu moment after seeing yet another CKD patient, in the hospital, for a dysphagia-related consult. Maybe you'll get that same déjà vu reading it too!?!💫

Check out the full review R&R!

I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel like a revolving door while working in the medical field. You see one diagnosis, then another, then a completely new one you can't even begin to pronounce. But eventually, wherever you are, you start to pick up the ever-changing flow and notice the consta

02/03/2023

At the end of a long VFSS, don't you just wannt REST?! That is, a "Robust Esophageal Screening Tool!" This article is one that asks a question, uses that curiosity to find some possible solutions, and pushes our field forward in providing the best care for our patients and across disciplines.

02/03/2023

At the end of a long VFSS, don’t you just wanna REST?!
That is, a “Robust Esophageal Screening Tool!”

This article is one that asks a question🙋‍♀️, uses that curiosity to find some possible solutions🤔, and pushes our field forward in providing the best care for our patients and across disciplines😍.

Check out the full Review R&R!

At the end of a long VFSS, don't you just wannt REST?! That is, a "Robust Esophageal Screening Tool!" This article is one that asks a question, uses that curiosity to find some possible solutions, and pushes our field forward in providing the best care for our patients and across disciplines.

27/01/2023

This review will give you all the truth behind the DOSS if you dare to add it to your dysphagia repertoire! The original article is not only an easy-to-read but also easy-to-implement call to action. And because everyone's toolbox might look a little different where you're at, it can be worth knowin

27/01/2023

This review will give you all the truth behind the DOSS if you dare to add it to your dysphagia repertoire!

The original article is not only an easy-to-read but also an easy-to-implement call to action. And because everyone’s toolbox might look a little different where you’re at, it can be worth knowing what might be beneficial to add or dig back out in yours!🤓

Check out the FULL deep dive review R&R!

This review will give you all the truth behind the DOSS if you dare to add it to your dysphagia repertoire! The original article is not only an easy-to-read but also easy-to-implement call to action. And because everyone's toolbox might look a little different where you're at, it can be worth knowin

30/12/2022

There’s no doubt the vast majority of us wish we had a better map when it comes to the island of dysphagia (at some point we didn’t even have a map!).

From so many different ways to describe, examine, test, compare, and treat the swallowing mechanism, it’s no wonder why we all feel so lost most of the time!😩

This forward-thinking team bravely tried to make connections between what we might see on fluoro, what we might need to do to fix it, and what we still need to figure out given the lack of evidence for some parts.

If you’re feeling brave to discover the results, let’s dive into this adventure!🤠

Check out the full review R&R!

There's no doubt the vast majority of us wish we had a better map when it comes to the island of dysphagia (at some point we didn't even have a map!). From so many different ways to assess, examine, test, compare, and treat the swallowing mechanis, , it's no wonder why we all feel so lost most of th