Interferential electric stimulation applied to the neck increases swallowing frequency

Dysphagia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-100

  Furuta, Takayuki ^a   Takemura, Masanori ^a   Tsujita, Junzo ^a   Oku, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Interferential current; Kilohertz frequency alternating current; Transcutaneous electrical stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATING CURRENT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; INTERFERENTIAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE; SWALLOWING;

ADULT; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; NECK;

EID: 84858070094     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: 14320460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-011-9344-2     Document Type: Article

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