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Effect of Modified Shaker Exercise on the Amplitude and Duration of Swallowing Sounds: Evidence from Cervical Auscultation
Joint Authors
Balasubramanium, Radish Kumar
Babu, Sonia
Varghese, Ancy
Source
Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Anecdotal evidence shows that the Shaker exercise and its modifications improve pharyngeal muscle contraction.
However, there is no experimental evidence for the same.
Thus, the present study examined the effect of modified Shaker exercise on the amplitude and duration of pharyngeal muscle contraction using cervical auscultation.
Design.
The study follows a cross-sectional study design, where 50 healthy individuals (23 males and 27 females) performed modified Shaker exercise and noneffortful swallow during 10 ml water swallowing.
Swallow sound characteristics were analyzed with and without modified Shaker exercise using cervical auscultation.
Results.
The results of mixed ANOVA revealed significant differences for the amplitude of swallow sound with modified Shaker exercise (mean = 47.24, SD = 20.64) when compared to noneffortful swallow (mean = 28.19, SD = 10.26) at p<0.05.
However, no significant difference was obtained for the swallow sound duration with (mean = 0.19, SD = 0.07) and without (mean = 0.18, SD = 0.07) modified Shaker exercise at p>0.05.
No significant difference across the genders was also noted at p>0.05.
Conclusion.
The outcomes of the study suggest that modified Shaker exercise improves the amplitude of pharyngeal muscle contraction.
Further studies are needed to confirm this finding using gold standard tools like videofluoroscopy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Babu, Sonia& Balasubramanium, Radish Kumar& Varghese, Ancy. 2017. Effect of Modified Shaker Exercise on the Amplitude and Duration of Swallowing Sounds: Evidence from Cervical Auscultation. Rehabilitation Research and Practice،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197650
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Babu, Sonia…[et al.]. Effect of Modified Shaker Exercise on the Amplitude and Duration of Swallowing Sounds: Evidence from Cervical Auscultation. Rehabilitation Research and Practice No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197650
American Medical Association (AMA)
Babu, Sonia& Balasubramanium, Radish Kumar& Varghese, Ancy. Effect of Modified Shaker Exercise on the Amplitude and Duration of Swallowing Sounds: Evidence from Cervical Auscultation. Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197650
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1197650