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Working with Dysphagia

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Lizzy Marks, Deirdre Rainbow

  • Working with Dysphagia
  • Working with Dysphagia
    Practical text indispensable to all clinicians working with dysphagia: suitable for a range of settings & a diversity of client groups

264 pages
2001
ISBN: 9780863882494

This practical text is indispensable to all clinicians working with dysphagia and is suitable for those involved in a range of settings and with a diversity of client groups. With its perspective on everyday working practice, 'Working with Dysphagia' fills a gap in an area where practical and workable material is much sought after.

It includes:

  • Introduction
  • The normal swallow
  • Respiration and aspiration
  • Subjective assessment
  • Objective assessment
  • General issues in management
  • Tracheostomies and ventilators
  • Nutrition and hydration
  • Legal and professional issues
  • Health and safety
  • Making ethical decisions
  • Training other professionals
  • Appendices bring together examples of client advice sheets, programmes and details of available resources, including internet sites.

This book is a useful resource for all therapists, ranging from students to specialist, as the practical assessment approach and comprehensive management strategies are supported throughout with references of recent relevant research.