Treatment of Dysphagia by Using a Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device

Treatment of Dysphagia by Using a Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device

The purpose of this study is to determine the synchronized electrical stimulation device effective in the treatment of dysphagia.

• Design: Prospective study
• Inclusion criteria of the patient group: who has a dysphagia symptom and confirmed by video-fluoroscopic swallowing study(N=10)
• Inclusion criteria of the control group: who does not have any dysphagia symptoms, and does not have any underlying disease(N=10)
• Setting: Hospital rehabilitation department
• Intervention: Participants are applied electrical stimulation by a "Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device(SESD)"

Inclusion Criteria:

• who have dysphagia symptoms and verified deglutition disorder by video fluoro swallowing study

Exclusion Criteria:

• who reject the checkup their deglutition function by high resolution manometry
• who reject apply "Synchronized Electrical Stimulator"