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Sarcopenia and dysphagia: position paper by four professional organizations

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Author
Fujishima et al.
Publication Year : 2019

Country : Japan

Journal : Geriatr Gerontol Int

This report was written by the Japanese Society of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Nutrition, the Japanese Association on Sarcopenia and Frailty, and the Society of Swallowing and Dysphagia of Japan to consolidate the currently available evidence on the topics of sarcopenia and dysphagia. Histologically, the swallowing muscles are of different embryological origin from somatic muscles, and receive constant input stimulation from the respiratory center. Although the swallowing muscles are …
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