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[Dysphagia] frequency of treatment


  • Subject: [Dysphagia] frequency of treatment
  • From: CASK51454 at aol.com (CASK51454@aol.com)
  • Date: Mon Oct 16 21:30:20 2006

     
 
A new pt was just admitted to our rehab facility...........I don't  have any 
of his swallowing info yet, but he has multiple medical problems  including a 
recent pneumonitis with subsequent PEG placement; he is  cognitively intact.  
My question is regarding the frequency of  treatment. In the hospital the slp 
was seeing him twice/day for  laryngeal/pharyngeal exercises and then 
recommending that he practice  independently 4x/day...........it made me wonder, do we 
have any data on  frequency of exercise and effectiveness???  Is more always  
better?




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