A Survey of Manual Therapy Techniques and Protocols Used to Prevent or Treat Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients During and after Radiation Therapy.

Background: Authoritative research demonstrating efficacy of traditional dysphagia therapy for Head & Neck Cancer (HNC) patients is limited. A 2019 survey reported speech-language-pathologists (SLPs) have started using Manual Therapy (MT) to prevent or rehabilitate dysphagia in HNC patients. This application of MT is supported theoretically but no research has established efficacy.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of neuromodulators to treat chronic airway hypersensitivity.

Objectives: Chronic laryngitis can present with numerous symptoms, including chronic cough. Patients who do not respond to standard treatment are sometimes diagnosed with chronic airway hypersensitivity (CAH). In many centers, neuromodulators are prescribed off-label despite limited evidence of efficacy.