Publicación: EFFECTS OF DEVICE-FACILITATED LINGUAL STRENGTHENING THERAPY ON DYSPHAGIA RELATED OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS POST-STROKE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
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2023
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DYSPHAGIA
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BACKGROUND: SWALLOWING IMPAIRMENTS RESULTING FROM STROKE HAVE FEW REHABILITATIVE OPTIONS. PRIOR EVIDENCE SUGGESTS LINGUAL STRENGTHENING EXERCISE MAY PROVIDE SOME BENEFIT, BUT MORE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS ARE REQUIRED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO EXAMINE EFFICACY OF PROGRESSIVE LINGUAL RESISTANCE TRAINING ON LINGUAL PRESSURE GENERATIVE CAPACITY AND SWALLOWING OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DYSPHAGIA AFTER STROKE.
METHODS: PARTICIPANTS WITH DYSPHAGIA WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF ACUTE STROKE WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO: (1) TREATMENT: PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE TONGUE EXERCISE USING PRESSURE SENSORS FOR 12 WEEKS WITH USUAL CARE; OR (2) CONTROL: USUAL CARE ONLY. OUTCOMES WERE MEASURED AT BASELINE, 8 AND 12 WEEKS TO ASSESS GROUP DIFFERENCES IN LINGUAL PRESSURE GENERATION, SWALLOW SAFETY, EFFICIENCY, ORAL INTAKE, AND SWALLOWING QUALITY OF LIFE.
