Dysphagia Evaluation and Treatment From the Perspective of Rehabilitation Medicine /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saitoh, Eiichi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Pongpipatpaiboon, Kannit (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Inamoto, Yoko (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kagaya, Hitoshi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Rehabilitation medicine.; Geriatrics.; Speech pathology.; Occupational therapy.; Rehabilitation Medicine.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Speech Pathology.; Occupational Therapy.

This book presents a comprehensive approach to treating dysphagia that has been successfully applied in actual rehabilitation settings. Its main purposes are firstly to equip readers with a strong conceptual understanding of swallowing evaluation and treatment, secondly to provide guidance on the pr...

Table of Contents:

• Part: I Overview and Physiology.- Introduction
• Overview of Structures and Essential Terms
• The Evolution and Development of Human Swallowing
• Physiological Models of Swallowing. - Part: II Clinical Approaches
• Dysphagia in the Viewpoint of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Dysphagia Screening
• Clinical Swallowing Assessment
• New Perspectives on Swallowing Assessment
• Part: III Treatment
• Oral Hygiene Care
• Swallowing Exercise
• Other Swallowing Treatments
• Part: IV: Case Studies
• Case studies.