Submandibular Push Exercise Using Visual Feedback from a Pressure Sensor in Patients with Swallowing Difficulties: A Pilot Study
- Abstract
- Objectives: We aimed to determine the usefulness and effectiveness of a submandibular push exercise with visual feedback from a pressure sensor in patients with dysphagia through continuous exercise sessions. Methods: Twelve patients with dysphagia of various etiologies were included. A total of five exercise sessions (every 3 or 4 days) over three weeks were conducted. During the submandibular push exercise, patients were instructed to maintain a maximum force for 3 s, repeated for 1 min to measure the number of exercises, the maximum pressure, and the area of the pressure-time graph. We statistically compared the values of each exercise trial. Results: Among the 12 patients, eight completed the exercise sessions. As the number of exercise trials increased, the maximum pressure and the area in the pressure-time graph showed a significant increase compared to the previous attempt (p < 0.05). The maximum pressure and the area of the pressure-time graph improved from the first to the fourth session (p < 0.05). The values were maintained after the fourth session, and there was no significant difference between the fourth and the fifth exercise (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference between successful and non-successful groups, except for the Modified Barthel Index (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Through repetitive exercise training, the submandibular push exercise using visual feedback from a pressure sensor can be applied as an exercise method to strengthen swallowing related muscles, such as the suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles. However, additional studies including more patients and a long-term study period are warranted to evaluate the effects of the exercise for improvement of dysphagia.
- Author(s)
- 김애령; 김철현; 박동휘; 이명환; 이양수; 정현우; 황수연; 황종문
- Issued Date
- 2021
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- CTAR; Dysphagia; Feedback; infrahyoid; Larynx; Patients; Sensors; Shaker exercise; Spinal cord; Statistical analysis; Stroke; submandibular push exercise; Success; suprahyoid; Tongue
- DOI
- 10.3390/healthcare9040407
- URI
- https://oak.ulsan.ac.kr/handle/2021.oak/7995
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- Publisher
- Healthcare
- Location
- 영국
- Language
- 영어
- ISSN
- 2227-9032
- Citation Volume
- 9
- Citation Number
- 4
- Citation Start Page
- 407
- Citation End Page
- 407
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