[Dysphagia] Masako Maneuver

[dgribble_ecent at yahoo.com (Dana Gribble)]

I too use the Masako Maneuver quite frequently as I treat cancer patients. This, however, is only performed as an exercise with dry swallows. Never is it used as a compensatory technique during mealtime, etc. My goal is not to make the swallow a closed, rather than an open swallow, but to improve PPW movement secondary to free-flap reconstruction of the base of tongue or PPW, or removal of the epiglottis. What would y'all =) do instead?




Dana M. Gribble, MS, CCC-SLP
Eastern Carolina ENT Head & Neck Surgery
Eastern Carolina Voice Center
850 Johns Hopkins Dr.
Greenville, NC 27835
(252) 752-5227
(252) 757-2824 Fax
		
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