Amount of laryngeal upward movement and pharyngeal area as indicators of decreased swallowing muscle function in sarcopenia.

In a recent article in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Miyashita and colleagues suggested the usefulness of measuring the amount of laryngeal upward movement and pharyngeal area by the videofluoroscopic swallowing study to determine decreased swallowing muscle function in sarcopenia (1). Although a small number of patients were included making it hard to perform extensive multivariable analyses and to draw firm conclusions, the study suggests a novel, single procedure to diagnose sarcopenic dysphagia.