Safety of transcutaneous electrical sensory stimulation of the neck in terms of vital parameters in dysphagia rehabilitation

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 13481 - 6
• Main Authors: Nagami, Shinsuke, Maeda, Keisuke, Fukunaga, Shinya, Ikeno, Masahiro, Oku, Yoshitaka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.09.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/443/376; 631/443/7; 692/699/1702/295; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood pressure; Body temperature; Case-Control Studies; Deglutition Disorders - diagnosis; Deglutition Disorders - etiology; Deglutition Disorders - rehabilitation; Deglutition Disorders - therapy; Dysphagia; Female; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Hypertension; Male; multidisciplinary; Neck; Oxygen; Pneumonia; Rehabilitation; Safety; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Skin; Swallowing; Tachycardia; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation - methods; Treatment Outcome; Vital Signs

Transcutaneous electrical sensory stimulation (TESS) devices are approved for use in Japan, but their safety when used through the neck skin for dysphagia rehabilitation has not been reported. This study aimed to verify the safety of TESS use through the neck skin. Twenty patients (mean age 86.5 ± 5...