Abstract: This chapter provides the reader a comprehensive discussion of the process of adaptation and adjustment of an individual with a neurological condition. The chapter will explore elements and complexities…
Abstract: This chapter introduces the reader to the examination process. This chapter emphasizes the selection of appropriate tools to most accurately capture the patient’s strength and weaknesses to be able…
Abstract: This chapter introduces the reader to basic concepts of motor control, motor learning, and neuroplasticity. Key words:motor control theory, motor learning, neuroplasticity Objectives After reading this chapter the…
Abstract: This chapter is intended to continue to advance our understanding and respect for this limbic system, which is a complex system integrated in ways that its contribution is considered…
Abstract: This chapter provides the clinician the foundational concepts for clinical practice in neurological rehabilitation. In this chapter, five foundational elements will be discussed: the complexity of the central nervous…
There are several screening tools available to use to assist in the decision to assess via instrumental examination. The use of Peak Flow, The Yale Swallow Protocol, The Toronto Bedside…
Why Should Clinicians Care? The patient’s medication is often overlooked as a source of a problem contributing to the patient’s symptoms of dysphagia. This type of dysphagia, one of the…
Why Should Clinicians Care? When treating patients with dysphagia, it is important to evaluate the whole patient. The patient, the family, and the medical team consult the speech-language pathologist for…
Why Should Clinicians Care? • Understanding the basic neurophysiology of the swallow mechanism will help clinicians identify the underlying pathophysiology and the level at which the swallowing system is not…
Muscles of the Swallow, Action, Innervation, and Clinical Relevance Muscles of the lips and face are a complex orientation of fibers that act in a synergistic action to generate precise…
