Goals+of+Swallowing+Rehabilitation

=Goals of Swallowing Rehabilitation=

There are several goals in swallowing rehabiltaion. the primary goals are to prevent malnutrition and dehydration and reduce risk of aspiration. Re- establishment of safe and eficient oral intake, prevention of dysphagia prior to medical treatment, and patient education regarding the specifics of their disorder are also important goals of intervention....need to fix references Although it is not always implemented pre treatment coucncelling is important for addressing the possibility that dysphagia may develop during or after the completion of the planned treatment,Poorly prepared patients may become frustrated when attempting to feed and thus may fail to ingest enough to maintain adequate nutrition and hydration. Individuals can be given strategies, recommendation or exercises before and during treatment to reduce the chances of developing a problem. It is important that the goals of swallowing rehabilitaion are realistic, ethical and keeping with best prctice for the patient. It is also very mportant that the clinician makes sure that their management and decisions made about the care of a particular patient are well researched and evideneced based. The clinician should not just look at the disability itself but take a holistic view which sees the safety, nutrition and participation of the patient as a contnuous cycle when setting goals and planning treatment for the patient. In order to standardise service provision and best pactice guidelines, The World Health organisation , (WHO), devised a framework called **the Inernational Classification of Functional Disability and Health**, more commonly known as the **ICF**. It is a scientific tool for consistent internationally comparable information about the experience of health and disorders that can help guide the Speech and language therapist when formulating a management plan.

What is the ICF