Issue N# 1 - 2009
DYSPHAGIA
Positioning in the oropharyngeal dysphagia
Authors : Costes M, Fichaux-Bourin P, Woisard V, Grand S, Puech M. (Toulouse)
Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2009;130,1:61-63.
Article published in french 
Downloadable PDF document french
Summary :
Sitting body posture and the movements for the feeding gesture are interdependent and can worsen an oropharyngeal dysphagia. Their management will have a direct impact on the patient’s handicap and will be able to decrease the complications. Clinical process aiming at placing a person having postural disorders, positioning will ensure a base adapted to the person, comfortable, allowing mobility and independence. It requires a methodical accompaniment: evaluation, test, validation, control of adapted equipment for the patient and gesture readjustment.
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