Preliminary outcomes in transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation use in patients with dysphagia
Journal Title: Romanian Journal of Rhinology - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 31
Abstract
Dysphagia is a common disorder associated with a large number of etiologies like aging, stroke, traumatic brain injury, head and neck cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, structural changes or congenital abnormalities. The type of the treatment and its results depend on the type, severity and the cause of dysphagia. The primary goal of dysphagia treatment is to improve the swallowing process and decrease the risk of aspiration. Along with the existing rehabilitation swallowing treatments, new adjunctive therapy options developed, one of them being the neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES). The authors present the principles of NMES, a small literature review about the results of this therapy and their experience in using transcutaneous NMES in dysphagia patients.
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Codrut Sarafoleanu, Raluca Enache
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- EP ID EP331925
- DOI 10.2478/rjr-2018-0018
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