Swallowing Rehabilitation

Offering evidence-based swallowing evaluation and treatment, including:

 

• Thorough cranial nerve and clinical assessments

• Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) procedures to assess swallowing physiology objectively and make individualized treatment recommendations

• Individualized exercise programs to target the specific swallowing muscles affected and improve swallowing safety and efficiency

• Neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy (Ampcare Effective Swallow Protocol) to re-educate the swallowing muscles in conjunction with pharyngeal exercises or while swallowing specific textures of food/liquid 

• Intensive therapy programs for patients with severe chronic dysphagia 

• Myofascial release, a form of manual therapy  for patients with fibrosis-related dysphagia (e.g., scar tissue post radiation to the head/neck) or muscle tension dysphagia or dysphonia to restore motion to connective tissue

• Kinesiology taping and other manual approaches for lymphedema management

• Expiratory and inspiratory muscle strength training (EMST/IMST) to improve functioning of exhalation and inhalation musculature to target cough strength and airway protection during swallowing

• Education of individualized compensatory strategies and postural techniques if applicable to immediately improve safety and quality of life in the presence of physiological impairments