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Rehabilitation of Speech, Swallowing, Voice and Trismus Following Head and Neck Cancer
There have been significant advances in treatment modalities for primary and recurrent head nd neck cancer, and a changing patient demographic
Articulation and Oromyofunctional Behavior in Children Seeking Orthodontic Treatment
A recent controlled study at Ghent University, in Belgium (Van Lierde KM, et al., Oral Dis. 2015 May;21(4):483-92. doi: 10.1111/odi.12307) has
Influence of Upper Airway Surgery on Voice and Speech Recognition
Can upper airway surgeries like tonsillectomy or septoplasty really modify the anatomy of the vocal tract enough to change acoustic parameters
Swallowing Disorders in the Older Population
Swallowing is a complex process and dysphagia is very common with advancing age. This is something we see and treat frequently
Speech Organs, Language, and Evolution
Speech is a sophisticated biomechanical process, that has taken millennia to evolve. This is something for oromyofunctional-focused speech-language pathologists to know
Integrated Speech-Language Pathology Outcomes in Low-Risk Ent Patients
There is evidence for the overall safety and efficiency of extended-scope speech-language pathology (SLP) clinics in managing low-risk ear nose and
Sleep Quality and Bruxism: a Cross-Sectional Study
Is there really an association between poor sleep quality and nocturnal tooth-grinding? The answer is overwhelmingly yes. Yet another study, in
Tutorial on Multi-Lingual Speech-Language Assessment
There is a tutorial in the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, put together by a multidisciplinary team in Australia’s Charles
Natural Speech Markers of Alzheimer’s Disease
About half of all patients with Lewy body dementias (LBD), including Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD), have co-occurring Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which
The Language of Clinical Evidence in Speech-Language Pathology
Two distinct models drive American speech-language pathologists’ perspectives on evidence-based practice (EBP): the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (2004a, 2004b) and Dollaghan’s (2007).