This study compares the effects of traditional logopedic dysphagia treatment with those of
neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) as adjunct to therapy on the quality of life in …

Surface electrical stimulation has been applied on a large scale to treat oropharyngeal
dysphagia. Patients suffering from oropharyngeal dysphagia in the presence of Parkinson's …

The present study tested whether electrical stimulation increases the number of voluntary
repetitive swallows in humans. In addition, the potential of initiating both voluntary and …

Heck FM, Doeltgen SH, Huckabee ML. Effects of submental neuromuscular electrical
stimulation on pharyngeal pressure generation. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the immediate …

Swallowing problems (dysphagia) are common after brain injury, and can affect as many as
50% of patients in the period immediately after stroke. In some cases this can lead to serious …

Swallowing is a complex sensorimotor behaviour that includes precisely-timed bilateral
activation and relaxation of muscles of the face, lips, tongue, cheeks, palate, larynx, pharynx …

Swallowing impairment or dysphagia can be a consequence of several neurological and
anatomical disorders such as stroke, Parkinson's diseases, and head and neck cancer …

日本の人口の高齢化は年々進行してきており, さらに平均寿命の延びを反映して高齢者率
(全人口に占める 65 歳以上の人口割合) も上昇を続け, 2011 年では 23.3%, 2055 年には 40 …

抄録 The present study tested whether electrical stimulation increases the number of
voluntary repetitive swallows in humans and if summation of peripheral inputs increases the …