Article Highlights
- Conducted to identify the effects of expiratory muscle strength training on swallowing function in acute stroke patients with dysphagia
- Stroke is known to be a common cause of neurological diseases and disorders that cause swallowing disorder
- Acute stroke patients with dysphagia were monitored and examined to determine the effects of EMST.
- The specific purpose of this study was to identify the effects of EMST on swallowing in acute stroke patients with dysphagia.
Reference
Moon, Jong Hoon, et al. “Effects of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training on Swallowing Function in Acute Stroke Patients with Dysphagia.” Journal of Physical Therapy Science, vol. 29, no. 4, 2017, pp. 609–12. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1589/jpts.29.609.