Chin tuck against resistance exercise with feedback to improve swallowing, eating and drinking in frail older people admitted to hospital with pneumonia: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study

Chin tuck against resistance exercise with feedback to improve swallowing, eating and drinking in frail older people admitted to hospital with pneumonia: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study

Abstract Background Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) and community-acquired pneumonia are common in frail older people and maybe addressed through targeted training of the anterior neck musculature that affects the swallow. We have developed a swallowing exercise rehabilitation intervention (CTAR...

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Main Authors: David G. Smithard, Ian Swaine, Salma Ayis, Alberto Gambaruto, Aoife Stone-Ghariani, Dharinee Hansjee, Stefan T. Kulnik, Peter Kyberd, Elizabeth Lloyd-Dehler, William Oliff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Chin tuck against resistance
Dysphagia
Frailty
Old age
Rehabilitation
Swallowing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01060-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01060-w

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