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[LS9-01] s-RED assisted swallow exercise strengthens two muscle groups leading to increased pharyngeal contraction and UES opening

*Reza Shaker¹ (1. Associate Provost for Clinical and Translational Research, Medical College of Wisconsin)

Dr Shaker is the Associate Provost for Clinical and Translational Research and the Senior Associate Dean, Principle Investigator and Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). He Joseph E Geenen professor and chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology. His research career includes T1- T3 clinical and translational research, NIH and industry sponsored clinical trials, and development of medical devices and techniques. His continuous NIH funding for over 30 years has led to seminal discoveries in the area of airway protection against aspiration which resulted in development and commercialization of several inventions. These include the development of the FDA approved “UES Assist Device/ Reflux Band” for management of ENT complications of reflux disease as well as prevention of aspiration leading to rejection after lung transplantation, rehabilitative exercises for treatment of upper esophageal sphincter dysphagia: the “Shaker Exercises” commonly used world-wide in clinical practice, the technique of T-EGD for concurrent endoscopic evaluation of the aerodigestive and upper GI tracts and more recently the s-RED device for treating swallowing disorders due to pharyngeal weakness as well as a novel strength training exercise device c-RED (formed a company to market) for fecal and urinary incontinence. He developed the field of functional interaction between the upper gut and aerodigestive tract that has resulted in discovery of several related reflexes. The results of his research are published in over 320 manuscripts.