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title: SLP Clinical Connection - Celebrating Success
description: "This gentleman is thrilled with his success in therapy! Due to improvements in his\nbreathing and swallowing, he has returned home (assisted living facility) to his\nnormal routine of eating and drinking what he wants and walking 3 miles a day!"
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# SLP Clinical Connection - Celebrating Success

Posted by [ACP - Accelerated Care Plus](https://blog.acplus.com/author/acp-accelerated-care-plus) on Oct 13, 2022 1:45:00 PM

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Improving Swallowing Ability Using Breathing Therapy Biofeedback and sEMG

 

Following recovery from COVID-19, this 86-year-old gentleman requested outpatient speech-language pathology services at Benedictine Living Community of Bismarck. He was experiencing new onset of shortness of breath with inability to walk down the hallway (150 feet), oropharyngeal dysphagia (difficulty chewing and swallowing), and weight loss. Prior to his diagnosis of COVID-19, he had no difficulty with chewing or swallowing and walked an average of 3 miles a day at his assisted living facility.

 

![Capture SLP clinical connection October 2022](https://blog.acplus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Capture%20SLP%20clinical%20connection%20October%202022.png?width=931&name=Capture%20SLP%20clinical%20connection%20October%202022.png)

 

Speech Therapy: (2x/week x 11 weeks)  
OmniFlow® Breathing Therapy Biofeedback  
• Deep inhalation – Diamond Mine  
• Forced expiration – Prehistoric Contest  
• Rhythmical breathing – Starry Road Synchrony Dysphagia Solutions by ACP®  
With OmnisEMG™ Biofeedback  
• Swallow initiation, timing, and coordination using Bow and Arrow virtual reality (VR) representation of muscle movement  
• Effortful swallows using Kangaroo and Trace Display VR representation of muscle movement  
Additional Interventions  
• Home exercise program for breathing and tongue movement exercises

 

![Capture SLP clinical connection October 2022 - chart](https://blog.acplus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Capture%20SLP%20clinical%20connection%20October%202022%20-%20chart.png?width=1479&name=Capture%20SLP%20clinical%20connection%20October%202022%20-%20chart.png)

 

![Capture quotes - october 2022](https://blog.acplus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Capture%20quotes%20-%20october%202022.png?width=40&name=Capture%20quotes%20-%20october%202022.png)I can’t believe how this changed my ability to enjoy meals with my friends. This was a game-changer for me! – PATIENT

 

This gentleman is thrilled with his success in therapy! Due to improvements in his breathing and swallowing, he has returned home (assisted living facility) to his normal routine of eating and drinking what he wants and walking 3 miles a day!

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