A patient recently told me they’ve been having some problems swallowing lately. What can cause this? Swallowing is a pretty complex body function. It starts in the oral phase, when food is moistened ...

A patient works on tongue exercises at the UC College of Medicine’s Dysphagia Rehabilitation Laboratory. The majority of stroke survivors — up to three-quarters, according to some studies — experience ...

Difficulty swallowing is one of the most common complications of anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS). Investigators who evaluated possible risk and contributing factors report in Advances in ...

Up to three-quarters of all stroke survivors have some form of difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) after a stroke. Dysphagia frequently leads to entry of food or liquid into the lungs and has ...

Difficulty swallowing is one of the most common complications of anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS). Investigators who evaluated possible risk and contributing factors report in Advances in ...

Some people may have trouble swallowing, and health specialists may have trouble finding a particular reason. A News 9 viewer says their daughter has had trouble for years, and Dr. Lacy Anderson ...

Swallowing difficulty serves as a significant predictor of frailty progression in older adults, according to new research following nearly 800 community-dwelling Japanese seniors over two years. The ...