Electrical Stimulation Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

This involves electrically stimulating nerves in the throat or neck while the person swallows.

Electrical stimulation oropharyngeal dysphagia.

Pharyngeal electric stimulation pes is a novel treatment for poststroke dysphagia that has shown promise in 3 pilot randomized controlled trials. However the therapeutic effects of nmes lack supporting evidence. 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.

Effects on quality of life. Epub 2011 nov 13. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation versus traditional therapy in patients with parkinson s disease and oropharyngeal dysphagia. Moreover recovery from nd is not guaranteed.

Effects on quality of life. Heijnen bj speyer r baijens lw et al. 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. Evidence based recommendations on transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation for oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults.

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for oropharyngeal dysphagia. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation versus traditional therapy in patients with parkinson s disease and oropharyngeal dysphagia. The therapeutic approaches for oropharyngeal nd have drastically changed over the last decade mainly due to a better knowledge of the neurophysiology of. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation nmes has been used as a therapeutic intervention for dysphagia.

In recent years nmes combined with traditional swallowing therapy has been used to improve functional recovery in patients with post stroke dysphagia. The aim is to strengthen the muscles involved in swallowing. Heijnen bj 1 speyer r baijens lw bogaardt hc. 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.

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.