While swallowing is considered an effortless, reflexive action, it's actually quite a complicated and coordinated maneuver involving many muscles and nerves. As a result, neurological conditions ...

Dysphagia, a severe comorbidity of many neurological diseases, often lacks targeted therapies. This critical review assessed ...

Throat cancer patients appear to benefit from continuing to eat and doing swallowing exercises while undergoing radiation treatment or chemotherapy, researchers say. Radiation treatment can interfere ...

Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients receiving radiation as part of their treatment are less likely to suffer unwanted side effects when they comply with a set of prescribed swallowing exercises, ...

Among patients undergoing chemoradiation for head and neck cancer, performing targeted swallowing exercises following chemoradiation is associated with short-term improvement in swallowing function, ...

A person with cricopharyngeal dysfunction may experience difficulty swallowing or a feeling of something being stuck in their throat. This is because the sphincter does not open properly. Treatment ...

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 24, 2025 – Swallowing difficulties, or dysphagia, affect up to 80% of people with Parkinson’s disease and can lead to serious complications, including malnutrition, aspiration and ...