Effects of Submental Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Pharyngeal Pressure Generation Frauke M. Heck, MS, Sebastian H. Doeltgen, PhD, Maggie-Lee Huckabee, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 93, Issue 11, Pages 2000-2007 (November 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.015 Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Electrode placement. Abbreviations: A, NMES electrodes; B, EMG (trigger) electrodes, electromyographic (trigger) electrodes. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 2000-2007DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.015) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Manometry profiles with indicated outcome measures. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 2000-2007DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.015) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Outline of treatment session with data collection. Abbreviation: Estim, Electrical stimulation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 2000-2007DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.015) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Immediate effects of EREstim on pharyngeal pressure generation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 2000-2007DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.015) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 (A) Longer-term effects of EREstim on pharyngeal pressure generation. (B) Longer-term effects of EREstim on UES relaxation pressure. *Statistically significant differences compared to baseline measures. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 2000-2007DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.015) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions