Physical training to treat dynamic dysphagia was discussed. The subjects were thirteen cases of dysphagia without disorders of higher cortical functions, of which eleven cases consisted of cerebral vascular disorders, one case of postoperative acoustic tumor and one case of neck tumor. Seven of the thirteen cases were recovered as a result of physical therapy. Five of the remaining six recovered through a combination of surgery with cricopharyngeal mytomy and laryngeal elevation. Physical

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... se for dysphagia by physical therapists was proved useful. The exercise was more useful on patients under 60 than on those over 60. The earlier the start of the exercise, the better were the results. The exercise also proved more useful in cases in without hemiplegia or ataxia. It was not useful in cases in which the esophago-pharyngeal junction was rediologically closed.