By: Karen Sheffler
Caring for Caregivers: A Gallery of Infographics on Reducing Dysphagia-Related Caregiver Burden Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com During the month of June 2020, have you been following #DysphagiaAwareness hashtags? SwallowStudy and the American...
Caring for Caregivers During COVID-19 Crisis & Beyond by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com and Contributing Writers: Samantha Shune, PhD, CCC-SLP & Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald, PhD, SLP(C), CCC-SLP, Reg. CASLPO Time for Joy & Time...
Speaking Valve Springs Hope for Person with COVID-19 by Jessica Lasky, MS, CCC-SLP of Mobile Scope Additional Tracheostomy/Speaking Valve Resources by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com In early March of 2020, I didn’t realize how much my life both...
Are We Ready for Post-Extubation Dysphagia? By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com I have a secret! I have been wanting to write a definitive blog about post-extubation dysphagia for years. However, I have shied away from it, as there have been no...
They Just Won’t Eat: Instrumental Exams Allow for Person-Centered Evaluations, Education & Counseling By Katrina Woodward, MS, CCC-SLP, CDP, VP at SDX Dysphagia Experts in collaboration with Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Looking back at my...
Difficulty Swallowing Pills? Learn REAL Strategies to Help You Swallow Your Pills Easily! by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction to People's Troubles with Swallowing Pills: When I work with people who have trouble swallowing pills or...
Know the Facts: What are the True Radiation Risks from Videofluoroscopic SwallowStudy.com? By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com in collaboration with Dr. Heather Shaw Bonilha, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Are these common scenarios in your clinical day working...
Multiphase Dysphagia Evaluations: Pharyngoesophageal Inter-Relationships by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com This Dysphagia Digest stresses the importance of multiphase dysphagia evaluations, and it is in honor of the Dysphagia Research Society’s...
Lingual Strengthening: History & Rationale By Amanda Warren, MS, CCC-SLP (guest blogger) and Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Mouth stretches, wagging the tongue back and forth, posterior consonants (like “ga”), blowing bubbles or blowing up...
Think Outside the (Pill) Box: 3D Printed Pharmaceuticals Meeting the Unmet Need of People with Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia) By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction “He is non-compliant with his medications.” “She is really bad at...