Efectividad de tratamientos fonoaudiológicos para el manejo de la disfagia en pacientes post accidente cerebrovascular.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Dysphagia is any alteration that occurs in any of the phases of swallowing METHODS: This study was developed under the mixed research approach, because quantitative and qualitative techniques were used for the analysis of the information. RESULTS: It is evidenced in the articles that the neuromuscular electrostimulation treatment (NMES) was implemented in 33.3% and in the combined treatment of the mendelsohn maneuver with neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES) it was executed in 66.6%. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION: A significant improvement in the score of the scales applied for the evaluation of swallowing was evidenced, where a better laryngeal control and pharyngeal transit time were established with the intervention of neuromuscular electrostimulation treatment (NMES) in patients with ACV. CONCLUSIONS: The best treatment for treating dysphagia in post-cerebrovascular accident (CVA) patients is neuromuscular electrostimulation.