The Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of the Submental Muscle Group on the Excitability of Corticobulbar Projections

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has become an increasingly popular rehabilitative treatment approach for swallowing disorders (dysphagia). However, its precise effects on swallowing biomechanics and measures of swallowing neurophysiology are unclear. Clearly defined NMES treatment protoc...

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Main Author: Doeltgen, Sebastian Heinrich
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Communication Disorders 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2857