Comparison of treatment effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and thermal-tactile stimulation on patients with sub-acute dysphagia caused by stroke
[Purpose] The effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the rehabilitation of swallowing remains controversial. This study compared the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and thermal tactile oral stimulation, a traditional swallowing recovery treatment, in patients...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Society of Physical Therapy Science
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4932062/ |
| Summary: | [Purpose] The effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the rehabilitation
of swallowing remains controversial. This study compared the effectiveness of
neuromuscular electrical stimulation and thermal tactile oral stimulation, a traditional
swallowing recovery treatment, in patients with sub-acute dysphagia caused by stroke.
[Subjects and Methods] Subjects of the present study were 55 patients diagnosed with
dysphagia caused by stroke. This study had a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest
design. [Results] Analysis of pre-post values of videofluoroscopic studies of the
neuromuscular electrical stimulation and thermal tactile oral stimulation groups using a
paired t-test showed no significant difference between the two groups despite both having
decreased mean values of the videofluoroscopic studies after treatment. [Conclusion] This
study’s findings show that both neuromuscular electrical stimulation and thermal tactile
oral stimulation significantly enhanced the swallowing function of patients with sub-acute
dysphagia. |
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