COMING SOON: Viscgo's Innovative Food Consistency Test Fork

Viscgo Food Consistency Test Fork with labels wide

The only fork calibrated specifically to test that texture-modified food adheres to the IDDSI Framework, reducing risk and improving the management of dysphagia.

Includes a built-in pressure gauge to accurately perform the IDDSI fork pressure test.

To be informed as soon as it's available, just enter your first name and email and click the LET ME KNOW below.

Official IDDSI Funnel now available

The official IDDSI Funnel has been designed by IDDSI specifically to perform the IDDSI flow test to check that thickened drinks adhere to the prescribed level of thickness on the IDDSI Framework.
Compared to syringes, the funnel:

has the correct dimensions required to perform the IDDSI flow test accurately
has the IDDSI drink thickness levels marked on the barrel
has a wider spout making it easier to load the drink to be tested
is more eco-friendly with no wastage of a plunger and is reusable and recyclable
is dishwasher-safe

Discover why you need to test the thickness of EVERY thickened drink in this short video:

Quick, Easy, Practical Drink Thickness Tests

Thickened drinks are often prescribed for people with dysphagia (swallowing difficulty) as they are easier to swallow. Different people require different levels of thickness.

It’s important that drinks are the correct consistency for each person. But there was no practical way to ensure drinks were the prescribed thickness - until now.

Viscgo's quick, easy, practical drink thickness tests ensure every drink thickened with gum-based thickener is the correct thickness for each person - not too thin and not too thick.

"The Viscgo Sticks are a fabulous addition to my dysphagia toolkit. They provide reassurance to staff, clients and carers that they are thickening drinks to the correct level. They are invaluable when clients have naturally thicker drinks such as milkshakes or smoothies. They take the guesswork out of deciding whether the drink meets the required level of thickness. I've used them in training to demonstrate the science behind the consistencies and to highlight how drinks might not achieve the correct level of thickness if made incorrectly. I love the measuring Cup and Stirrer that come as part of the Kit, making it all very easy to use. Brilliant that these items are also dishwasher-safe - vital for wards and care homes. I definitely recommend this kit to anybody working with people with dysphagia."

Tracy Broadley JacksonSpeakmore.co.uk

Discover just how quick and easy it is to test the thickness of a drink in this short video:

“The sticks are very quick and easy to use. The IDDSI syringe test isn’t practical and the syringes difficult to get hold of. The sticks are reliable and give instant feedback which helped me identify that some care home staff were making drinks thicker than needed.”

Jaspal Kaur, Speech and Language Therapist

FREE (for a limited time only): dysphagia awareness training for those who care for people with dysphagia

Dysphagia awareness training commensurate with Level 1 of the Eating Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework (EDSCF) for people with dysphagia and those who care for them.

Written and presented by Dr Liz Boaden, Lead Author of the EDSCF.

7 videos with a combined duration of 38 minutes.

Includes videofluoroscopies of the normal swallow, aspiration and thickened drinks.

FREE webinar for dysphagia practitioners

Ben Hanson Dysphagia Webinar Recording

In this free half hour webinar you’ll discover 

how to improve your dysphagia assessments
information you can use in your dysphagia practice
advice you can give to people with dysphagia and their carers

30 minutes CPD

To receive a link to the recording, just enter your first name and email and click SEND THE LINK below.

FREE (for a limited time only): dysphagia awareness training for those who care for people with dysphagia

Dysphagia awareness training commensurate with Level 1 of the Eating Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework (EDSCF) for people with dysphagia and those who care for them.

Written and presented by Dr Liz Boaden, Lead Author of the EDSCF.

7 videos with a combined duration of 38 minutes.

Includes videofluoroscopies of the normal swallow, aspiration and thickened drinks.

FREE webinar for dysphagia practitioners

Ben Hanson Dysphagia Webinar Recording

In this free half hour webinar you’ll discover 

how to improve your dysphagia assessments
information you can use in your dysphagia practice
advice you can give to people with dysphagia and their carers

30 minutes CPD

To receive a link to the recording, just enter your first name and email and click SEND THE LINK below

Click on the images below to find out more about our most popular quick, easy, accurate Drink Thickness Test Kits or visit our online SHOP to see our full range of products.

COMING SOON:

Exciting New Dysphagia Management Devices

Viscgo are developing new devices to improve the management of dysphagia using cutting edge technology and constantly seek to improve their existing solutions. To be one of the first to know about new developments at Viscgo, just enter your name and email and click the blue LET ME KNOW button.  

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