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New Study Finds VitalStim(R) Therapy More Effective Than Traditional Dysphagia Treatment
An independent research study has
found VitalStim(R) Therapy to be superior to traditional therapies in the
treatment of dysphagia, a swallowing disorder affecting 15 million
Americans.
First presented by Peter C. Belafsky, MD, PhD of the Center for Voice
and Swallowing, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, at the Annual
Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
in September, the research study is reported in the journal
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, November 2006.
The article, "Transcutaneous electrical stimulation versus traditional
dysphagia therapy: a nonconcurrent cohort study," states: "There have been
very few innovations in the treatment of swallowing disorders in recent
years. The mainstay of nonsurgical therapy continues to be dietary
restrictions, swallowing maneuvers, and swallowing exercises. The treatment
efficacy of these modalities is generally poor. Electrical stimulation has
been used in rehabilitative medicine to retard disuse atrophy, exercise
striated muscle, and accelerate wound healing. The idea of using electrical
stimulation (ES) to rehabilitate the swallowing mechanism is relatively
new."
According to the authors, "The results of our retrospective case
control study suggest that dysphagia therapy with electrical stimulation is
superior to traditional dysphagia therapy alone in individuals in a
long-term acute care facility. Individuals receiving ES [VitalStim(R)
Therapy] required fewer treatment sessions and displayed a trend toward a
shorter length of hospitalization than persons receiving traditional
dysphagia therapy."
The lead researcher on this study was Lisa Blumenfeld, MA, CCC-SLP.
Other members of the team included Yoav Hahn, MD, Amanda LePage, MA,
CCC-SLP, and Rebecca Leonard, PhD, of the Center for Voice and Swallowing,
University of California at Davis, and the Scripps Center for Voice and
Swallowing, La Jolla, CA.
According to Yorick Wijting, PT, Director of Medical Research,
Chattanooga Group, developers and manufacturers of VitalStim(R) Therapy,
"This study, along with findings of other independent medical researchers
awaiting publication, elevates VitalStim to a new level of acceptance by
the dysphagia treatment community, payer organizations and the public at
large."
Although little known, dysphagia often has devastating consequences.
According to the Agency for Health Care Policy (AHCPR), each year over
60,000 Americans die from complications associated with swallowing
dysfunction, most commonly aspiration pneumonia. More people die annually
from complications associated with swallowing disorders than from liver and
kidney disease and HIV-AIDS combined.
VitalStim(R) Therapy is the only electrical stimulation device cleared
by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use on throat muscles in the
treatment of dysphagia. The patented device allows a small electric current
to pass through external electrodes on the neck in order to re-educate the
muscles around the throat to restore swallowing function. To date,
VitalStim(R) Therapy has been administered with no reported adverse effects
to over 40,000 patients by over 5,000 VitalStim-trained and certified
therapists around the country.
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Nou studiu constatã VitalStim (R) terapie mai eficient decât tratamentul tradiþional disfagie - New Study Finds VitalStim(R) Therapy More Effective Than Traditional Dysphagia Treatment - articole medicale engleza - startsanatate