Dysphagia and Fibromyalgia | How Are They Connected

What is Fibromyalgia and why should SLPs care? Fibromyalgia is a chronic painful rheumatic disease characterized by abnormal pain regulation. This painful disease occurs primarily in women. Unfortunately, the cause or mechanisms of Fibromyalgia isn’t clearly understood because of the lack of definitive pathologic lesions. Stick around as I talk about the two common swallowing issues fibromyalgia can lead to and what SLPs can do about it!

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Cited Articles:

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Seccia, T. M., Rossitto, G., Calò, L. A., & Rossi, G. P. (2015). Oral Burning With Dysphagia and Weight Loss. Medicine, 94(31), e1163. doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000001163

Piersiala K, Akst LM, Hillel AT, Best SR. Chronic Pain Syndromes and Their Laryngeal Manifestations. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;146(6):543–549.

About Theresa Richard

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Theresa Richard, a medical speech pathologist for 15+ years, is a board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders, and the founder and CEO of the MedSLP Collective and MedSLP Education. Theresa is also the mother of a son with severe disabilities who humbles her daily and is the inspiration behind all of the work she does in the world.

Theresa, host of Swallow Your Pride Podcast, has over 3 million unique downloads, and her book “So You’re Having Trouble Swallowing'' is an Amazon and Barnes and Noble best seller.

Theresa Richard, MA, CCC, SLP - Medical Speech Language Pathologist

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