FREE Dysphagia In Services
We offer free in services on the “Ins and Outs of Dysphagia Management” as well as International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI). If you are interested in having Joan Kelly Arsenault, MA, CCC-SLP BCS-S present at your facility/agency, please contact joan@massteximaging.com.
MTI Speaks at Graduate Student Programs
Have your students learn from our experts and tour the mobile medical van! We are pleased to guest lecture at your request. Please contact joan@massteximaging.com
Published Works
Dysphagia and Oral Health in Older Adults: Examining Demographic and Clinical Associations
Oral health is a modifiable risk factor with significant implications for general health, particularly in the geriatic patient population. Poor oral hygiene has been linked to respiratory disease, aspiration pneumonia, and systemic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Oral health is a critical component…
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Comfort Food: The Calming Powers of a Stuffed Bear
The calming powers of a stuffed bear: An SLP and OT use a technique for self-soothing and self-regulation to help people with cognitive impairments focus on—and enjoy—eating.
It was a teddy bear—a specially weighted one, but a teddy bear all the same—that started us on a collaboration to help people with a variety of disorders enjoy eating because they could once again swallow safely…
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MassTex Imaging MBSS Pictures Featured in Essentials of Communication Sciences & Disorders by Paul T. Fogle. PH.D., CCC-SLP Professor Emeritus
Click for Excerpt of Chapter 18
Click here for the Essentials of Communication Sciences & Disorders book.
