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[DYSPHAGIA] oral dyspagia/e-stin/o-m ex


  • Subject: [DYSPHAGIA] oral dyspagia/e-stin/o-m ex
  • From: JKuhn@mcw.edu (Kuhn, Joan)
  • Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:57:35 -0600

On the surface it would seem someone wants to use estim as a means of
increasing responsiveness or perhaps facial tone?  I'm not sure what it will
acccomplish in your case and I wouldn't use it.  So the face involuntarily
twitches with estim-what does this gain for the patient's level of
functioning (except possibly the development of synkinesis).
Joan 

Joan C. Kuhn, MS, CCC-SLP
Assistant Administrator
Dept. of Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences
Manager, Communication & Swallowing Disorders
Medical College of Wisconsin
414.805.5588


-----Original Message-----
From: Teresa Springer [mailto:tspringer@madonna.org]
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 2:19 PM
To: 'dysphagia@medonline.com'
Subject: RE: [DYSPHAGIA] oral dyspagia/e-stin/o-m ex


I just received a transfer recommendation on a TBI patient-Rancho level 2
Generalized Response)for facial e-stim to be conducted 2/daily. Can anyone
explain the basis of this?  It seems a bit inhumane to me...

-----Original Message-----
From: Kate Farabaugh [mailto:Kate.Farabaugh@BannerHealth.com]
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:34 AM
To: dysphagia@medonline.com; drjeff6@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [DYSPHAGIA] oral dyspagia/e-stin/o-m ex


It is my understanding that the stand on electrical stim from old research
is don't do it as it doesn't work, this from our PT peers. Thus I would not
want to encorporate estim in this person's treatment......

Kate Farabaugh, MA, CCC-SLP
Pediatric Rehab Manager 
970.350.6155
kate.farabaugh@bannerhealth.com

>>> Jeff Lewis <drjeff6@yahoo.com> 11/10/01 02:26PM >>>
Dear Ron:

I've seen functional return range from complete recovery to nil.
Electrical and thermal stim, or any other modality that has the
potential to keep muscle mass/strength as good as possible while medical
treatments and/or time facilitate recovery, on a  purely logical level,
make sense. 

Sincerely,
Jeff




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