Vancouver clinic turns impaired swallowing treatment into a motivating game

When it comes to swallowing disorders, seeing may be relieving. At least that’s the verdict among therapists at ManorCare Health Services-Salmon Creek, who are working with a new technology that lets patients see what happens inside their throats during Dysphagia therapy. “This method, it measures the movement of the larynx using electrodes on the throat or face (and transferring the information to a computer), so the patient can actually visualize what’s happening,” said Cassie Kimble,…