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Expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) is a device driven-therapy based in exercise physiology principles and used in dysphagia management. Although it is a non-swallowing treatment, it is known to have important utility in increasing the effectiveness of cough. Hosts Ianessa Humbert and Alicia Vose discuss the ins and outs of…
In February this year, Dr. Emily Plowman prepared and presented data from her research in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis to the ALS Association. Unlike some venues that are only accessible to a few, this presentation was in the form of a webinar, available for anyone to view…
We are delighted to celebrate the admission of Alayna Ernster into the Rehabilitation Science PhD program in the College of Public Health and Health Professions here at the University of Florida for Fall 2017. As part of her admission, Alayna was awarded the Dean’s Office Scholarship Award, a highly competitive…
The Dysphagia Research Society (DRS) is an organization dedicated to swallowing science. Their annual meeting for 2017 was held in Portland, Oregon and our very own Dr. Renata Guedes was accepted as a presenter. Her talk, “Cerebral Activation Before and After Glossectomy”, was a discussion of her dissertation work. We…
Over the past long months, seven students have worked under Dr. Humbert’s guidance and mentorship toward completion of their graduate and undergraduate theses. They have learned about the scientific process as well as various aspects of swallowing and those who diagnose and treat swallowing disorders. These students, featured on our…
Drs. Ianessa Humbert and Emily Plowman hosted sixteen swallowing experts from around the world this past December for the first ever Swallowing Think Tank. Experts discussed hot issues of the swallowing world, spanning research to clinical applications and posing important questions in the field. The two-day experience culminated with an…
Lauren Tabor a second year doctoral student in the Swallowing System’s Core working with Dr. Emily Plowman was recently featured in the University of Florida student spotlight! Check it out at: http://rehabsci.phhp.ufl.edu/2016/08/23/lauren-tabor/ …
Dr. Emily Plowman was an invited speaker at The University of Minnesota where she gave Neurology Grand Rounds on updates in the evaluation and management of respiratory and bulbar dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) on July 15th. During her visit to the University of Minnesota,…
May is National Stroke Awareness Month! UF Health Shands Rehab Hospital hosted their 5th annual stroke fair for stroke survivors and their families to learn more about stroke, from prevention to rehabilitation. Swallowing Systems Core represented, educating patients and families on dysphagia and how to get involved in ongoing research efforts to improve the lives…
March 10-11, 2016 T32 predoctoral fellow Lauren Tabor presented outcomes of research performed in the Aerodigestive Research Core entitled, “Preserving Respiratory and Bulbar Function in ALS” at the T32 Neuromuscular Plasticity Symposium DataBlitz on March 10 at the President’s House. Additionally, Tabor and Raele Robison both presented research posters at…
