[Dysphagia] RE: Dysphagia Digest, Vol 21, Issue 7

[Paula.Leslie at newcastle.ac.uk (Paula leslie)]

Thank you both.

We're interested in trying S-emg with endoscopy as a biofeedback system to see 
if a patient can do any work on hyo-laryngeal excursion.  A colleague in 
London has tried this and advised scoping to make sure that the patient is 
moving the right bits and not just exerting some random muscle strain.  The VF 
& clinical show poor H-L movement and hence poor CP opening (but there are 
more complications...)  We don't know of anyone local to us in the NE UK using 
this and I have no experience myself but I wouldn't be the one involved.

Paula


>===== Original Message From "Brett, Julia (RGH)" <Julia.Brett@rgh.sa.gov.au> 
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>Re use of surface EMG for rehabilitation of dysphagia
>At the Repatriation Hospital Adelaide S Australia we have several portable 
devices that we use for inpatient rehab and also for patients to use at home. 
We are using this with  the principles in Maggie-lee Huckabee's research, 
baseline then looking at Mendelsohn manoeuvre, plus effortful swallow.
>Julia Brett
>
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>Subject: [Dysphagia] Uk s-emg users
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>Hello All
>
>Trying to find out who in the UK is using s-emg as a biofeedback swallowology
>tool?
>
>
>*** Since s-emg gives info only on muscle action (including artifact) and 
none on nerve function, how would you evaluate the latter?
>
>Irene.
>
>
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