Ranked #1
Piecing together the Clinical Swallowing Evaluation (CSE)
Piecing together the Clinical Swallowing Evaluation (CSE)
The Clinical Swallowing Evaluation (CSE) is a critical part of dysphagia management. However, it is often misused and ov... Read more
30 Aug 2017
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #2
The Swallowing Physiology Series: Oral Preparation
The Swallowing Physiology Series: Oral Preparation
Recently, an overwhelming 92% of clinicians responded “NO” to the question: Did you feel prepared to assess and treat sw... Read more
1 Feb 2019
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54mins
Ranked #3
Wreak Havoc: Are you sure your dysphagic patients need strengthening?
Wreak Havoc: Are you sure your dysphagic patients need strengthening?
This installment is focused on the topic of weakness and fatigue. Have you ever decided that one of your dysphagic patie... Read more
31 Mar 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #4
The Swallowing Physiology Series: Base of Tongue Retraction
The Swallowing Physiology Series: Base of Tongue Retraction
Recently, an overwhelming 92% of clinicians responded “NO” to the question: Did you feel prepared to assess and treat sw... Read more
20 Mar 2019
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57mins
Ranked #5
Swallowing Disorders In Parkinson's Disease (DTH 5)
Swallowing Disorders In Parkinson's Disease (DTH 5)
Parkinson's Disease (PD) can lead to swallowing disorders (dysphagia). Swallowing disorders in PD can be serious because... Read more
26 Nov 2016
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57mins
Ranked #6
EXPERT RANT #1 with Dr. Catriona Steele
EXPERT RANT #1 with Dr. Catriona Steele
Down the Hatch (Swallowing Podcast) lucky number 13!Dr. Catriona Steele, a prolific scientist and swallowing expert, lau... Read more
2 Oct 2017
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #7
Swallowing Physiology Series: Laryngeal Vestibule Closure
Swallowing Physiology Series: Laryngeal Vestibule Closure
Laryngeal vestibule closure (LVC)is one of the most complicated and critical swallowing events, but it remains poorly un... Read more
10 Aug 2019
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #8
GIVE HOPE! Reflections on Living with a Swallowing Disorder
GIVE HOPE! Reflections on Living with a Swallowing Disorder
“I don’t want to be too dramatic, but the NPO is almost like a death sentence … I really think that it should be the las... Read more
23 Dec 2019
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #9
Experience versus Expertise Part 1
Experience versus Expertise Part 1
What is an expert? Do more years of experience guarantee a deepening of knowledge? Do scientists think differently than ... Read more
17 Oct 2019
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54mins
Ranked #10
Head and Neck Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer
Head and neck cancer can cause devastating swallowing problems, requiring a unique approach. This episode of Down the Ha... Read more
11 Jan 2020
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #11
What's the deal with e-stim?
What's the deal with e-stim?
So, what's the deal with e-stim? A question that is often asked. In this episode of Down the Hatch (the podcast about sw... Read more
31 Jan 2017
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35mins
Ranked #12
The Big Squeeze
The Big Squeeze
Does more pharyngeal residue mean that there is reduced pharyngeal pressure? Do greater pharyngeal pressures occur when ... Read more
9 May 2018
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55mins
Ranked #13
INTO the Mouth of Babes: A Pediatric Dysphagia Primer
INTO the Mouth of Babes: A Pediatric Dysphagia Primer
To address feeding and swallowing impairments in the pediatric population, one requires highly specialized knowledge. St... Read more
2 Oct 2018
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43mins
Ranked #14
The Swallowing Physiology Series: Swallow Trigger
The Swallowing Physiology Series: Swallow Trigger
Recently, an overwhelming 92% of clinicians responded “NO” to the question: Did you feel prepared to assess and treat sw... Read more
5 Jun 2019
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51mins
Ranked #15
Expiratory Muscle Strength Training in Dysphagia Management
Expiratory Muscle Strength Training in Dysphagia Management
Expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) is a device driven-therapy based in exercise physiology principles and used i... Read more
12 Mar 2017
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39mins
Ranked #16
COVID Era and SLP dysphagia practice
COVID Era and SLP dysphagia practice
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has drastically changed health care practice around the world. Many medical speech l... Read more
31 Mar 2020
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1hr 44mins
Ranked #17
Swallowing Neural Control: 101
Swallowing Neural Control: 101
Back by popular demand, Down the Hatch’s Swallowing Physiology Series is now focused on neural control! In our Swallowin... Read more
1 May 2020
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1hr
Ranked #18
#slpsowhite
#slpsowhite
The field of Speech Language Pathology is 95% white female. As a result, efforts to increase diversity in this disciplin... Read more
7 Feb 2020
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #19
Advocacy in dysphagia management: A Neurologist's perspective (Guest: Dr. Michael Okun)
Advocacy in dysphagia management: A Neurologist's perspective (Guest: Dr. Michael Okun)
Physicians play a critical role in dysphagia management, even though swallowing may not have been included in their medi... Read more
4 Jul 2016
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41mins
Ranked #20
12 Step Plan for Competence in Dysphagia Management: Acceptance
12 Step Plan for Competence in Dysphagia Management: Acceptance
The data are abysmal! In a recent publication, partly authored by Down the Hatch Hosts Alicia Vose and Ianessa Humbert, ... Read more
12 Nov 2018
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1hr 8mins