International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
ISSN: 2329-9096
Ayako Okitsu
Japan
Research Article
Effects of Posture on Subjective Swallowing Difficulty during Screening Tests for Dysphagia
Author(s): Yoshitaka Shinjo, Ayako Okitsu, Ikumi Ukeda, Ayako Miyagi, Kazuhisa Domen and Tetsuo KoyamaYoshitaka Shinjo, Ayako Okitsu, Ikumi Ukeda, Ayako Miyagi, Kazuhisa Domen and Tetsuo Koyama
Objective: To assess how postural adjustment affects subjective swallowing difficulty during swallowing rehabilitation.
Subjects: Sixteen normal volunteers.
Design: Three screening tests – repetitive saliva swallowing, water swallowing, and food swallowing – were performed in 7 positions: upright, backrest, slouching, reclining 60° supine, reclining 60° lateral, reclining 30° supine, and reclining 30° lateral. Subjective swallowing difficulty was assessed using a visual analogue scale (VAS; 0 - 10).
Results: Patients indicated minimum difficulty while upright, and responses showed that the further from perpendicular was the reclining angle, the more difficulty they reported in swallowing. During food swallowing in supine positions, when reclining 60° VAS score was 3.06, and at 30° was 4.62. In lateral p.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9096.1000133