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VitalStim Therapy Treatment Report
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What is VitalStim Therapy? An FDA approved treatment for dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). VitalStim Therapy uses small electrical currents to stimulate the muscles responsible for swallowing. At the same time, trained specialists help patients "re-educate" their muscles through rehabilitation therapy.
Reasons Taken
5 patients in the community are having or have had VitalStim Therapy.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Choking/coughing while eating or drinking | 3 | 60% |
| Other | 2 | 40% |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Moderate | 100% | 1 |
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Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 50% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 50% | 1 |
Top reported side-effects include: Seizures
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- strapples
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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by strapples
Nov 17, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsSevere
- Choking/coughing while eating or drinking
- Advice/Tips
- Only did it once. If you are severely underweight, and your spinal cord is abnormally close to the skin you may have SCIS, Spinal Cord Induced Seizures. Especially if you are Intractable Epileptic.
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