Kim Seon-Rye, Kwon Ki-Hyun, Cho Byung-Jun
Department of Public Health, Chungnam National University.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2013 Jul;25(7):849-51. doi: 10.1589/jpts.25.849. Epub 2013 Aug 20.
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) on pharyngeal transit time. [Subjects] Subjects were divided into normal old persons aged over 70 (N=18), and normal young persons aged under 30 (N=10). [Method] We measured the Pharyngeal Transit Time (PTT) to determine their swallowing characteristics. NMES was used to stimulate old group's suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles 60 minutes a day, 5 days a week for 2 weeks using four electrodes. We used SPSS version 14.0 to analyze and compare the data between the 2 groups. [Results] After NMES, PTT of the normal old group became significantly shorter. PTT was much shorter, but was still longer than that of the normal young group. [Conclusion] The PTTs of the two groups classified by age were significantly different.
[目的] 本研究旨在确定神经肌肉电刺激(NMES)对咽部通过时间的影响。[对象] 受试者分为70岁以上的正常老年人(N = 18)和30岁以下的正常年轻人(N = 10)。[方法] 我们测量咽部通过时间(PTT)以确定他们的吞咽特征。使用四个电极,对老年组的舌骨上肌和舌骨下肌进行神经肌肉电刺激,每天60分钟,每周5天,共2周。我们使用SPSS 14.0版分析并比较两组之间的数据。[结果] 神经肌肉电刺激后,正常老年组的咽部通过时间显著缩短。虽然仍比正常年轻组的长,但已明显缩短。[结论] 按年龄分类的两组的咽部通过时间有显著差异。