Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

• Published in: Clinical interventions in aging Vol. 15; pp. 1521 - 1531
• Main Authors: Alamer, Abayneh, Melese, Haimanot, Nigussie, Fetene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Bias; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Deglutition disorders; Deglutition Disorders - physiopathology; Deglutition Disorders - rehabilitation; Dysphagia; Electric Stimulation - methods; Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods; Humans; Intervention; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Neural stimulation; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Older people; Physical Therapy Modalities; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Review; Stroke; Stroke - complications; Stroke - physiopathology; Stroke patients; Stroke Rehabilitation; swallowing dysfunction; Systematic review; Treatment Outcome; Ethiopia; swallowing dysfunction; systematic review; stroke; neuromuscular electrical stimulation; NMES

The purpose of this review was to summarize the latest best scientific evidence on the efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on swallowing function in dysphagic stroke patients. A comprehensive systematic search of literature published between November 2014 and May 2020 was performed usin...