307- The Curious Case of Functional Dysphagia: What to do when the swallow looks fine, but doesn’t feel fine.

Swallow Your Pride Podcast

Theresa Richard, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Careers, Medicine

4.8 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

You know when a patient complains about swallowing difficulty and you do an instrumental, but everything looks fine?

Excuse my lack of eloquence here, but…what the heck?

This is often referred to as functional dyspahgia, and in this week’s episode of The Swallow Your Pride Podcast, I had the absolute joy of talking about it with Jaimie Anderson MS, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS.

Together we discuss the challenges that come with significant swallowing complaints that don’t align with swallow studies, what functional dysphagia is, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. Jaimie even throws in an analogy to help us better understand this mystery.

Tune in and let us know what you think!

Get the show notes: https://syppodcast.com/307

Timestamps:

The challenges of diagnosing and treating patients with significant swallowing complaints (00:03:11)
Introduction to functional dysphagia and its criteria (00:07:44)
Excluding other potential causes of dysphagia before considering functional dysphagia (00:08:46)
The challenges of limited treatment options (00:09:50)
Diagnosing functional dysphagia (00:10:33)
Inclusionary criteria for functional disorders (00:11:41)
The challenges of diagnosing and treating patients with functional dysphagia (00:18:18)
The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in treating patients with functional dysphagia (00:19:45)
The role of education and counseling in treating functional dysphagia (00:26:01)
The software vs hardware analogy (00:26:49)
Functional paralysis and neurological manifestations (00:28:15)
Importance of education and counseling (00:31:49)
The history of functional dysphagia (00:35:51)
The challenges of diagnosing and treating dysphagia (00:37:09)
Treatment options for functional dysphagia (00:39:47)
The contact information and webinar announcement (00:44:58)

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0:00.0	On this episode of the Swallier Pride Podcast, we have Jamie Anderson. She is a medical speech
0:04.4	language pathologist and board certified by the Academy of Neurogenic Communication
0:08.9	Disorders. She has 10 years of experience across medical settings.
0:12.8	She currently evaluates and treats complex multi-phase
0:15.6	following voice, upper airway, and motor speech disorders
0:18.9	and a multidisciplinary team at the University of South Florida Joy McCann, Culver House Center for Swallowing
0:24.2	Disorders in Tampa, Florida.
0:26.0	Welcome to the Swallier Pride Podcast. I'm your host Teresa Richard. I'm a board
0:36.8	certified specialist in Swallowing Swallowing Disorders and
0:39.7	founder of the Metacelp collective and Med SLP education.
0:44.0	This podcast is dedicated to delivering the latest evidence-based practice to medical
0:48.0	SLPs everywhere, while also recognizing that medical SLPs everywhere are doing the best with what they've got.
0:54.0	Whether you are a new clinician seeking tangible tools for therapy or a seasoned vet stuck in a
0:59.2	rut, my goal is simple to help you advance your practice without feeling overwhelmed or
1:03.8	underappreciated. This means that together will build confidence, broaden your
1:07.9	knowledge, and re-ignite your passion for our field. So if you're listening, I
1:12.1	encourage you to swallow your pride and be open to new ideas
1:15.6	because at the end of the day, you and your patients deserve that kind of support.
1:20.4	With that, let's dive in.
1:35.1	Just a quick disclaimer that all statements and opinions expressed in this episode do not reflect on the organizations associated with the speakers and are their own opinions solely.
1:38.4	All right, good afternoon, Jamie. Hi, how's it going?
1:39.7	Thank you so much for joining me.
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