Swallow Your Pride Podcast

Dysphagia Ramblings, Cranial Nerves and How to Make Your Patient Aspirate - In this episode of the Swallow Your Pride Podcast, we discuss how cranial nerve exams should actually drive your therapy plans, and how watching your patient aspirate can be a good thing! Tiffani also discussed some of her most favorite treatment strategies and research papers that have helped to shape her dysphagia practice.

Today’s Swallow Your Pride guest is Ed Bice! Ed is one of the most intelligent and knowledgeable swallowologists out there. Somehow he is not a researcher, but he is so well-versed in the literature and is incredibly passionate about sharing the research with his colleagues. If I had to choose anyone to treat me or a family member with dysphagia, Ed would be at the top of my list.

Ed is currently a clinical consultant with ACP Synchrony who provides sEMG biofeedback devices to clinicians to use with their patients during dysphagia therapy. The Synchrony program uses an electrical stimulation waveform to enhance muscle strength and coordination required for normal swallowing.

In this episode, we dispel the myth that the swallow is subject to fatigue. Ed presents us with an incredible review of the muscle physiology, what exactly we can tell at the bedside, and why there is no value in sitting and watching your patient eat.

Ed also discusses several of his favorite research articles that have helped to shape his practice today.

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Introducing the newest podcast to join the Speech Science Network, Swallow Your Pride by Theresa Richard.  Theresa Richard is a Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, and owner and founder of Mobile Dysphagia Diagnostics. She completed her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Speech-Language Pathology from the University at Buffalo. She has completed Advanced FEES training under Dr. Susan Langmore as well as SASS Swallowing Services.  She is a visiting guest lecturer at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo State College, Edinboro University, and Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center on the topic of FEES as well as a clinical instructor on the hands-on application and interpretation of the FEES as part of an ASHA approved CEU course with Dr. Eric Blicker. She is a member of ASHA Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders), the Dysphagia Research Society, former President of the Nevada Speech-Language Hearing Association, and 3-time ASHA ACE Award recipient for continuing education.  Her website is https://www.mobiledysphagiadiagnostics.com/about-us/ .