Three-stage swallowing rehabilitation for stroke patients with dysphagia

VernacularTitle:三级吞咽康复治疗对脑卒中吞咽障碍患者吞咽功能恢复的影响
Author: Ying GU ; Tieshan LI ; Hong CHEN ; Jinling WANG ; Yongtao LV
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Swallowing; Rehabilitation; Dysphagia; Stroke
From: Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009;31(4):261-263
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effects of three- stage swallowing rehabilitation on the swallowing a-bility of stroke patients with dysphagia. Methods 60 stroke patients were divided into primary cerebral infarction and primary cerebral hemorrhage groups, then further divided into treated and control groups randomly. All groups were given the same routine internal medicine treatment. Patients in the treated group were given three stage swallo-wing rehabilitation training additionally. All patients were assessed using Caiteng's Grading Method at the outset and at the end of the 2nd week, the Ist month and the 2nd month. Results Swallowing function scores in the treated groups were higher than those in the control groups at every stage (P≤0.05). The treated groups' scores also im-proved more quickly than those in the control groups. Conclusion Three stage swallowing rehabilitation can signifi-cantly improve stroke patients' swallowing function.