Learning Objectives:
The students will able to;
• Become familiar with the basic anatomy and physiology of swallowing
• Identify risk factors related to swallowing disorders
• Introduced to general safe swallowing strategies Learn an innovative training approach for managing swallowing disorders in individuals with DD
Course Contents
• Overview of normal swallowing process
• Anatomical structures for swallow
• Physiology of swallowing
• Dysphagia: Overview of the problem
• Etiologies and prevalence
• Anatomical structures for swallow
• Swallowing skills in the infant and child
• Age-related swallowing problems
• Neuromuscular and anatomic swallowing disorders
• Neurological innervations
• Oral phase disorders
• Pharyngeal phase disorders
• Cervical esophageal phase disorders
• Aspiration and aspiration pneumonia
• Penetration
• GERD
• Swallowing disorders associated with neurologic lesions & disease
• Stroke
• Closed head trauma
• Cervical spinal cord injury
• Cerebral palsy
• Alzheimer disease and other dementias
• Parkinson's disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Myasthenia Gravis
• ALS
• Pediatric motor neuron disease
• Muscular dystrophy
• COPD