Role of Videofluroscopy in Rehabilitation of Dysphagia− A Case Study

Dysphagia, described as difficulty in swallowing is a commonly seen post stroke. Individuals with stroke experience difficulty in cognition, language and swallowing. Not many centres in India offer a comprehensive dysphagia management due to lack of infrastructures and professionals working in the domain of swallowing disorders. Visualisation techniques are used to detect aspiration and swallowing disorders. This helps Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) to facilitate modification of therapeutic manoeuvres to the need of the patient. These techniques not only help in planning treatment, but also provide information on treatment efficacy and decision making on initiating oral feeds. This study focuses on demonstrating the use of Videofluroscopic swallow study (VFS) in a 57 Year old patient, medically diagnosed with left lateral medullary infarct with dysphagia. This study throws light on usage of VFS in modifying therapeutic manoeuvres to improve the patient's quality of life.