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Let’s Talk Tech: A Conversation about S-LP Technology
When you think of professions that engage heavily with technology, the field of Speech-Language Pathology is not likely top of mind. However, in 2022, it’s difficult to find a career where there isn’t an intersection between what a person is trained to do, and how...
Digital at-home technologies in rehabilitation
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15% of the total world population (one billion people) lives with some form of disability or functional impairment. This number is likely to increase in the coming years due to rapid population growth, the aging...
At Their Own Pace – Children with Pediatric Dysphagia
Habilitation vs. Rehabilitation Dysphagia in adults can look very different from pediatric dysphagia (i.e., swallowing disorders in infants or children). One of the major differences between the two groups is the cause or etiology of dysphagia. Most cases of...
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Speaking Up about Swallowing Disorders
A Journey into Self-Advocacy Dysphagia (swallowing disorders) are among the many “invisible disabilities” that surround us. Research supports that the general population has very little awareness of dysphagia [1]. This leaves the burden on those with dysphagia to...
“I can actually eat a burger now!”
Mobile health technology shows promising results for patients with head and neck cancer. This past Thanksgiving, Leslie O’Connor-Parsons enjoyed a full meal with turkey and stuffing for the first time in five years. Thanks to Mobili-T®, the first mobile home-based...
A First-Head Experience With Mobili-T®
Ted Power, a head and neck cancer survivor, discusses his personal experience with Mobili-T® clinical trial after undergoing tongue surgery. View Article
Dysphagia
Let’s Talk Tech: A Conversation about S-LP Technology
When you think of professions that engage heavily with technology, the field of Speech-Language Pathology is not likely top of mind. However, in 2022, it’s difficult to find a career where there isn’t an intersection between what a person is trained to do, and how...
Digital at-home technologies in rehabilitation
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15% of the total world population (one billion people) lives with some form of disability or functional impairment. This number is likely to increase in the coming years due to rapid population growth, the aging...
At Their Own Pace – Children with Pediatric Dysphagia
Habilitation vs. Rehabilitation Dysphagia in adults can look very different from pediatric dysphagia (i.e., swallowing disorders in infants or children). One of the major differences between the two groups is the cause or etiology of dysphagia. Most cases of...
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CTV News Edmonton
New wireless device to help patients with head and neck cancer swallow. Patients with neck and head cancer who have difficulty swallowing will now be able to eat solid foods at home with the help of a new mobile device.
Health Matters: Feb. 4
In Monday’s edition of Health Matters, Su-Ling Goh looks at a device designed by an Alberta research team to help head and neck cancer survivors and tells us about a spin challenge to raise awareness about cancer. View video
U of A Faculty of Engineering – A Hard Act to Swallow
A new medical device envisioned by a faculty member of the University of Alberta Faculty of Rehab Medicine and developed with the help of a UAlberta Engineering graduate promises to improve the lives of patients with trouble swallowing, a condition known as dysphagia....