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October 5, 2025Open Access

Swallowing skill training approaches and underlying motor learning principles: A scoping review

Key Points

Swallowing skill training enhances motor output, demonstrating potential improvements in dysphagia rehabilitation methods.
Training approaches reflect motor learning principles, suggesting a shift toward more innovative rehabilitation techniques.
Incorporating motor cortical plasticity could refine existing practices, offering new avenues for effective dysphagia treatment.
Review highlights the need for evidence-based approaches in swallowing rehabilitation to optimize patient outcomes.

Abstract

Purpose While dysphagia rehabilitation has traditionally focused on muscle strengthening, there is an increasing shift towards harnessing motor cortical plasticity to modify swallowing motor output via swallowing skill training. We reviewed current swallowing skill training approaches and framed existing evidence in the context of motor learning principles.

Swallowing skill training approaches and underlying motor learning principles: A scoping review

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