Feeding + Swallowing

Resources filled with activities, home treatment programs, information, and studies on disorders guide you through feeding and swallowing deficits. These products are ideal for parents and caregivers working with children and adolescents.

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Dysphagia Evaluation Protocol

Evaluate patients for swallowing problems in just 30 minutes. This kit includes a pocket-sized version of the evaluation in a flip book format for easy bedside administration. The protocol enables you to quickly evaluate the factors that may contribute to swallowing difficulties. It provides guidelines for conducting a feeding trial at bedside, and helps you know when to initiate, continue, or stop a swallowing evaluation. Results of the evaluation can help you determine whether a patient is appropriate for videofluoroscopy, and assist you in defining the variables and factors that need to be evaluated further through videofluoroscopy.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Briefs

Oral-Motor Feeding Rating Scale

Track the progress of your 1-year-old through adult clients and get results in less than an hour. Use this excellent resource— For initial observations of skill levels, To re-evaluate previously observed skills, As a framework for developing your own therapy plan. You'll have easy-to-use recordkeeping forms that help you screen and categorize the many varieties of oral-motor movements and note specific patterns. As your client eats a typical meal, analyze lip/cheek movement, tongue movement, and jaw movement.

Pediatric Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies

A guide that focuses on performing videofluoroscopic swallow studies. Pediatric Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies is a professional manual that focuses on videofluoroscopic studies in children and reviews a child's anatomy and motor development as it relates to feeding. It gives a brief history of the modified barium swallow study, outlines the phases of swallowing and anatomic differences between infants and adults, and lists the reasons why most adult studies are not applicable to pediatrics. Using detailed illustrations and tables, the authors describe the procedures for conducting a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) in infants and older children, discuss interpretation of results, and define needs for future research.

Resonance Disorders and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

Resonance Disorders & Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: Evaluation and Treatment