I have been fortunate since entering into private practice in 2018, to forge a relationship with Swallowing Diagnostics, Inc., a Mobile provider of modified barium swallow swallowing studies (MBS). This collaboration allows me to view any modified barium swallow study...
A patient of mine — I’ll call him Frank — fell in his driveway last spring. Within a week he had a physical therapy referral in hand, a fall-risk assessment scheduled, and a home exercise plan taped to his refrigerator. It took another eighteen months, and a...
He was adamant. “I don’t have a swallowing problem.” This from a patient who had just coughed his way through half a cup of water, gasping for breath between spasms. It wasn’t until we sat down together and reviewed his video fluoroscopic swallowing study...
Every June, ahead of hurricane season, those of us who live in Florida get the same reminder: attend a hurricane preparedness seminar, gather your supplies, check your shutters, and know your evacuation zone. New residents are especially encouraged to go — because...
A patient said to me this week: “I wish there was a pill for my speech.” I understood exactly why she said it. We live in a world where Ozempic has made weight loss feel achievable, where a pill can help someone quit smoking after decades of trying. We...
Dysphagia Awareness Month On September 27, 2008, the US Congress passed a bipartisan statute which declared June as National Dysphagia Awareness Month. Dysphagia Awareness Month provides an excellent opportunity to raise awareness about what dysphagia is, its...
