Table 2 - Optimal treatment(s) for each medical diagnosis; postural techniques are useful to all except patients with neck problems
From the following article
Medical and rehabilitative therapy of oral, pharyngeal motor disorders
Jeri A. Logemann
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo50
| Patient type | Type of exercise |
|---|---|
| Head and neck surgical patients Head and neck chemoradiation Trauma to the face or neck Neurologic damage in the brainstem or peripheral nerves | Resistance Range of motion Swallow maneuvers |
| Parkinson's disease | Lee Silverman Voice Treatment® (LSVT) Range of motion |
| Stroke | Range of motion Heightening sensory input Thermal tactile stimulation |
| Motor neuron disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Postpolio syndrome Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (pediatrics) Spinal muscular atrophy (pediatrics) | No active exercises Posture Sensory enhancement |
| Multiple sclerosis | Range of motion Heightening sensory input Thermal tactile stimulation |
| Head injury | Any therapy appropriate for the disorders present |
| General muscular weakness, deconditioning | Range of motion Swallow maneuvers Resistance exercises |
| Dementia | Initially exercises, postures, diet change Later postures and diet change |
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