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Table 1 Most and least preferred head positions

From: Fiber-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing to assess swallowing outcomes as a function of head position in a normal population

Head positions

Most preferred:

Least preferred:

Frequency (N = 84)

Percent

Frequency (N = 84)

Percent

Centre

29

34.5

1

1.2

Centre or Down

1

1.2

0

0

Centre or Left

3

3.6

0

0

Centre or Up

2

2.4

0

0

Down

7

8.3

46

54.8

Left

9

10.7

2

2.4

Left or Right

4

4.8

2

2.4

Right

14

16.7

2

2.4

Right or Up

1

1.2

0

0

Up

13

15.5

31

36.9

Up or Left

1

1.2

0

0