1. Application of Ultrasound Biofeedback to the Learning of the Mendelsohn Maneuver in Non-dysphagic Adults: A Pilot Study
- Author
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Yongping Zheng, Man Tak Leung, Ka Wing Katrina Ng, and Elaine Kwong
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Pilot Projects ,Electromyography ,Biofeedback ,030507 speech-language pathology & audiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Speech and Hearing ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Swallowing ,Humans ,Medicine ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Ultrasound ,Gastroenterology ,Biofeedback, Psychology ,Deglutition ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Rehabilitative treatment ,Female ,Deglutition Disorders ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Motor learning ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the application of ultrasound to the learning of swallowing maneuver. Forty non-dysphagic adults of both genders who were naive to the Mendelsohn maneuver participated in the study. They were randomly assigned to receive ultrasound or surface electromyography (sEMG) as biofeedback when acquiring the Mendelsohn maneuver. Thirty-eight subjects (n = 19) completed the Learning phase. Accuracy of executing the Mendelsohn maneuver was measured immediately (Post-training percentage accuracy) and one week post-training (Retention percentage accuracy). Whereas comparable numbers of training blocks were completed by the two groups (t(31.51) = 3.68, p = 0.330), the Ultrasound group attained significantly higher percentage accuracies than the sEMG group at both Post-training (t(28.88) = 4.04, p
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- 2020