Dysphagia in elderly nursing home residents with severe cognitive impairment can be attenuated by cervical spine mobilization

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 755-760

  Bautmans, Ivan ^a,b   Demarteau, Jeroen ^a   Cruts, Bjorn ^c   Lemper, Jean Claude ^b,d   Mets, Tony ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d Foundation for Psychogeriatrics   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Cervical spine mobilization; Dementia; Dysphagia; Musculoskeletal manipulation; Paratonia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWALLOWING; THERAPY EFFECT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRAIL ELDERLY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NURSING HOME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; NURSING HOMES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54049147855     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0243     Document Type: Article

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