Swallow Therapy
North Mississippi Health Services offers therapy for dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing.
Dysphagia often accompanies conditions like:
- Stroke
- Traumatic brain injury
- Aging swallow
- Swallow recovery after surgery or throat trauma
- Cerebral palsy
- Mouth or throat cancer
- Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Other degenerative and muscular conditions
VitalStim Plus Electrotherapy and sEMG
VitalStim PlusTherapy uses a specialized neuromuscular electrical stimulation system and surface electrodes to stimulate swallowing muscles. A sEMG Biofeedback System projects live treatment progress onto a screen for patient interaction.
McNeal Dysphagia Therapy (MDTP)
MDTP was developed to improve muscle performance and recovery of swallow. It is an approach to dysphagia that uses actual swallowing to facilitate a normal swallow pattern and assist with return to a regular diet without restrictions.
