Studier om NMES og VitalStim Plus

Der findes masser af studier omkring NMES og VitalStim Plus, som blandt andet har påvist, at NMES kombineret med konventionelle metoder gav et signifikant øget resultat sammenlignet med kun konventionelle metoder (1, 2), blandt andet efter stroke (3), hjerneskader (4) og mod dysfagi opstået efter behandling af hoved/halskræft (5). Behandling med VitalStim har vist sig at være både sikker og effektiv (6). Nedenfor er kun et lille udvalg af studierne omkring NMES og VitalStim. 

1. Kushner, D. S., Peters, K., Eroglu, S. T., Perless-Carroll, M., & Johnson-Greene, D. (2013). Neuromuscular electrical stimulation efficacy in acute stroke feeding tube-dependent dysphagia during inpatient rehabilitation. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation, 92(6), 486–495. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0b013e31828762ec

2. Huang, K. L., Liu, T. Y., Huang, Y. C., Leong, C. P., Lin, W. C., & Pong, Y. P. (2014). Functional outcome in acute stroke patients with oropharyngeal Dysphagia after swallowing therapy. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 23(10), 2547–2553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.05.031

3. Xia, W., Zheng, C., Lei, Q., Tang, Z., Hua, Q., Zhang, Y., & Zhu, S. (2011). Treatment of post-stroke dysphagia by vitalstim therapy coupled with conventional swallowing training. Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban, 31(1), 73–76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11596-011-0153-5

4. Terré, R., & Mearin, F. (2015). A randomized controlled study of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in oropharyngeal dysphagia secondary to acquired brain injury. European journal of neurology, 22(4), 687–e44. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.12631

5. Ryu, J. S., Kang, J. Y., Park, J. Y., Nam, S. Y., Choi, S. H., Roh, J. L., Kim, S. Y., & Choi, K. H. (2009). The effect of electrical stimulation therapy on dysphagia following treatment for head and neck cancer. Oral oncology, 45(8), 665–668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2008.10.005

6. Rofes, L., Arreola, V., López, I., Martin, A., Sebastián, M., Ciurana, A., & Clavé, P. (2013). Effect of surface sensory and motor electrical stimulation on chronic poststroke oropharyngeal dysfunction. Neurogastroenterology and motility, 25(11), 888–e701. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12211