Reply #29: I work with patients with dysphagia (swallowing disorders) [View All]

[phylny]

and with no cerebral cortex, and no ability to follow directions, no amount of therapy will help her swallow. There would need to be a swallow study first, and I don't know of a speech-language pathologist or a radiologist who would perform a study on someone who isn't awake, alert, and participatory. In fact, no speech-language pathologist or occupational therapist worth their license would even attempt it, let alone therapy. It's a sure way to a lawsuit and loss of licese, and to aspiration for the patient.