Effectiveness of Chin-tuck Maneuver to Facilitate Swallowing in Neurologic Dysphagia

Abstract Introduction The chin-tuck maneuver is the most frequently employed postural maneuver in the treatment of neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia caused by encephalic vascular strokes and degenerative diseases. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the...

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Main Authors: Mariana Saconato, Brasilia Maria Chiari, Henrique Manoel Lederman, Maria Inês Rebelo Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-01-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1564721