On August 24th, ALS News Today featured an article discussing a recent publication by first author Ashley Waito, a doctoral candidate who visited the NSSR Lab to work on a collaborative study between Dr. Emily Plowman and Dr. Catriona Steele. This particular article discusses pharyngeal squeeze, or constriction of the…
In May, Dr. Humbert and team were published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR) with a study about swallowing kinematics for ultra-thin, mixed, and frozen consistencies. Once again, Dr. Humbert is contributing valuable information to the field about normal swallowing and variability among healthy people, including…
Back in October, the journal Neurogastroenterology and Motility accepted a manuscript submission from the NSSR side of the lab entitled “Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Profiles in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy.” The first author is PhD candidate Lauren Tabor, supported by Dr. Emily Plowman. This work was a collaboration between the NSSR lab and…
For the May issue of the ASHA Leader, Dr. Ianessa Humbert wrote an article to address a sensitive topic related to videofluoroscopic swallowing studies and how clinicians on both sides of the issue can move forward together. Here’s a teaser: “It happens every time. In an audience of speech-language pathologists…
Our Patient Resources page has recently been updated to reflect the publication of a chapter on swallowing in Living with ALS, a resource housed on the ALS Association website. Dr. Emily Plowman and Ph.D. student Lauren Tabor are authors of this chapter which includes sections on…
[lead]Nutrition and Feeding Tube Placement for PALS: Best Practice in Clinical Decision Making[/lead] Dr. Plowman’s thoughts on best practices for feeding tube placement in people with ALS (PALS) were recently featured in an online article published in the popular online center ‘Dysphagia Café’. [button url=”http://www.dysphagiacafe.com/2014/10/23/nutrition-and-feeding-tube-placement-for-people-with-als-best-practice-in-clinical-decision-making/” style=”normal”]Read the Article on Dysphagia…
Dr. Emily Plowmans’ research in the use of exercise to maintain oral motor function in people with ALS was recently featured in an article published in Dysphagia Café. The article addresses tough questions often asked by practitioners in the field of ALS. [blockquote size=”full|half|third|fourth|two-thirds|three-fourths” align=”left|right” byline=”- Laurie Sterling MS, CCC-SLP,…
