Table 3.
Results of compensatory postures in selected patients
| ALS | Stroke | MS | PD | Post-surgery | AD | Others | Total | |
| Swallowing disorders | ||||||||
| Aspiration before swallowing | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 17 |
| Aspiration during swallowing | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | 32 |
| Aspiration after swallowing | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 21 |
| No transit | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| Compensation postures | ||||||||
| Chin down | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Head turned | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Head hyperextended | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| No compensation | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
ALS: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; MS: Multiple sclerosis; PD: Parkinson’s disease; AD: Alzheimer’s disease.