News tagged with swallowing function

Swallowing exercises linked with short-term improvement among patients with head and neck cancer

Among patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer, performing targeted swallowing exercises following CRT is associated with short-term improvement in swallowing function; however, there were ...

Cancer Apr 16, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Eating problems persist three months after stroke and 56 percent still face malnutrition risk

People who suffered a stroke continued to experience eating problems and more than half still risked malnutrition after three months, even though there had been a marked improvement in most of their physical functions. That ...

Health Feb 16, 2012 | not rated yet | 0