Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1067-1072 , August 2006

An Analysis of Lingual Contribution to Submental Surface Electromyographic Measures and Pharyngeal Pressure During Effortful Swallow

  • Maggie-Lee Huckabee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Communication Disorders, University of Canterbury, and Van der Veer Institute for Parkinson’s and Brain Research, Christchurch, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Maggie-Lee Huckabee, PhD, Van der Veer Institute, 16 St Asaph St, Christchurch, New Zealand
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  • Catriona M. Steele, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and the Graduate Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

  • Image Result

    Sample waveform obtained from pharyngeal manometry. Location of the lowermost sensor in the UES producing high resting amplitude and a characteristic M wave with slightly increased pressure immediatel

    Sample waveform obtained from pharyngeal manometry. Location of the lowermost sensor in the UES producing high resting amplitude and a characteristic M wave with slightly increased pressure immediately preceding* and following§ the drop in pressure with UES opening.

  • Image Result
    Lateral pharyngeal radiograph with manometric catheter in situ. Three manometric sensors are identified: (A) proximal manometric sensor, (B) mid-pharyngeal sensor, and (C) UES sensor.

    Lateral pharyngeal radiograph with manometric catheter in situ. Three manometric sensors are identified: (A) proximal manometric sensor, (B) mid-pharyngeal sensor, and (C) UES sensor.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00401-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.04.019

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1067-1072 , August 2006

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