[Dysphagia] patient education

[mbuckie at dmc.org (Buckie,Marcia)]

I have encountered a lot of non North American trained PTs who often do oral motor work, especially for Bell's Palsy (and I believe the evidence for that is limited.) However, it is not a huge issue for us otherwise.

Marcia

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To: Velvet Balmer
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Subject: Re: [Dysphagia] patient education


If such a thing exists (!) please forward to the list.

Thanks,
Linda A. Zanchi, MA CCC-SLP

---- Velvet Balmer <vbalmer@consolidated.net> wrote: 
> 
> I am looking for articles or education materials to provide to  
> parents who have been told incorrectly that oral motor exercises will  
> strengthen and reduce low tone.  I find it sad and alarming that I am  
> encountering PTs who are giving patients advice on doing oral motor  
> exercises when they are not educated in this area and are giving  
> false information about what doing oral motor exercises can do.  It  
> is particularly difficult because the parents trust this PT entirely  
> and I while I don't want to overwhelm these parents with technical  
> jargon, but need to explain the differences in physiology between  
> facial muscles and skeletal muscles in a way that will make sense and  
> be authoritative.  Any suggestions?
> Velvet
> 
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