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Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: "A Hard Pill To Swallow"

If you experience swallowing problems, it may be the first sign of possible complications to come.  To help avoid such cases, Hillcrest offers a Dysphagia team made up of a Speech-Language Pathologist, Dietitian, Radiologist and nursing services to assess the potential risks for aspiration.  Indicators of Dysphagia may be:

  • Multiple Sclerosis    
  • Parkinson's Disease    
  • Muscular Dystrophy    
  • Myasthenia Gravis    
  • Cerebral Palsy    
  • Cancer of the Head and Neck ; or    
  • Alzheimer's Disease

Consultations with the Hillcrest Interdisciplinary Dysphagia Team requires a physician's orders.  For more information, call (254) 202-9800.