Electrical Stimulation Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation versus traditional therapy in patients with parkinson s disease and oropharyngeal dysphagia.

Electrical stimulation oropharyngeal dysphagia.

Heijnen bj 1 speyer r baijens lw bogaardt hc. Nice has identified relevant audit criteria and has developed an audit tool which is for use at local discretion. Methods we randomly assigned 162 patients with a recent ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and dysphagia defined as a penetration aspiration score pas of 3 on video fluoroscopy to pes or sham. However the therapeutic effects of nmes lack supporting evidence.

The aim is to strengthen the muscles involved in swallowing. Heijnen bj speyer r baijens lw et al. In recent years nmes combined with traditional swallowing therapy has been used to improve functional recovery in patients with post stroke dysphagia. Neurogenic dysphagia nd can occur in patients with nervous system diseases of varying etiologies.

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for oropharyngeal dysphagia. Rick ronda and russ have worked together for over 23 years to establish new treatment protocols in oropharyngeal dysphagia using electrical stimulation as a modality for speech language pathologists and to improve treatment outcomes for patients. Electrical stimulation is promoted as a treatment technique for speech and or swallowing disorders that uses an electrical current to. Pharyngeal electric stimulation pes is a novel treatment for poststroke dysphagia that has shown promise in 3 pilot randomized controlled trials.

Evidence based recommendations on transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation for oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults. The body of literature about electrical stimulation for swallowing is growing and additional studies are underway to further the knowledge about this technique and its implications for dysphagia treatment. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation versus traditional therapy in patients with parkinson s disease and oropharyngeal dysphagia. Further research on transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation for oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults should address patient selection variations.

Effects on quality of life. The therapeutic approaches for oropharyngeal nd have drastically changed over the last decade mainly due to a better knowledge of the neurophysiology of. This involves electrically stimulating nerves in the throat or neck while the person swallows. Pharyngeal electrical stimulation pes is a novel treatment for oropharyngeal dysphagia resulting from neurogenic causes such as stroke prolonged intubation tracheostomy or multiple sclerosis and may be effective in other medical conditions such as guillain barré syndrome gbs.

Effects on quality of life.