Author:
Lim Jiwoon,Hyun Sung Eun,Kim Hayoung,Ryu Ju Seok
Abstract
Abstract
Background
High-resolution manometry (HRM) can quantify swallowing pathophysiology to evaluate the status of the pharynx. Sequential 4-channel neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) was recently developed based on the normal contractile sequences of swallowing-related muscles. This study aimed to examine the effects of sequential 4-channel NMES for compensatory application during swallowing and to observe the residual effects after the application of NMES using HRM.
Results
Sequential 4-channel NMES significantly improved the HRM parameters, with respect to the maximal pressure and area of the velopharynx (VP), maximal pressure and area of the mesopharynx (MP), and upper esophageal sphincter (UES) activation and nadir duration. Furthermore, the improvement in the pressure and area variables of the VP and MP showed a tendency to maintain even when measured after NMES, but there are no significant differences.
Conclusions
The present study suggests that the sequential 4-channel NMES application of the suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles during swallowing improves the pressure, area, and time variables of the oropharynx, as measured by HRM, and it is likely that the effects may persist even after stimulation.
Trial Registration Clinicaltrials.gov, registration number: NCT02718963 (initial release: 03/20/2016, actual study completion date: 06/24/2016, last release: 10/20/2020).
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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