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KMID : 1143320220110040069
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Therapeutic Science for Neurorehabilitation
2022 Volume.11 No. 4 p.69 ~ p.83
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Effect of Oral Motor Facilitation Technique (OMFT) and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) Applied to a Patient With Wallenberg’s Syndrome: A Case Study
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Son Yeong-Soo
Min Kyoung-Chul
Woo Hee-Soon
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Abstract
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Objective : This study aimed to confirm the possibility of the clinical application of oral motor facilitation technique (OMFT) protocol and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in patients with Wallenberg syndrome.
Methods : One patient with Wallenberg syndrome was treated with OMFT and NMES applied 40 times each, 5 days a week, twice a day for 4 weeks. The Comprehensive Oral-Facial Function Scale (COFFS), Korean-Mann Swallowing Ability Assessment (K-MASA), and Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS) were used to compare the changes before and after the intervention. Data analysis was used to compare the score changes before and after the intervention.
Results : Orofacial function and swallowing ability improved after the intervention in the individual who participated in this study. Among oral motor functions, relatively greater functional improvement was observed in tongue movement compared to other functions, which was evaluated to the extent that pharyngeal swallowing was possible.
Conclusions : Early swallowing rehabilitation using systematic OMFT and NMES of exercise intensity confirmed the possibility of improving oral motor function and dysphagia. In the future, complementary studies on the effects of interventions applying the OMFT and NMES will be needed.
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KEYWORD
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Dysphagia, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, Oral motor facilitation technique, Stroke, Wallenberg syndrome
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