The swallowing discipline system using the jaw opening reflective inducing method

• Project/Area Number: 24792440
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Kagoshima University
• Principal Investigator: SHIMOTAKAHARA RIE 鹿児島大学, 医歯(薬)学総合研究科, 助教 (50404538)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 開口反射 / 知覚入力 / 嚥下機能 / 仮性球麻痺患者 / 形態学 / 開口反射刺激法 / 摂食・嚥下 / 高次脳機能障害者 / 人体解剖学 / 看護形態学 / 摂食 / K-point刺激法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study found that the sensory nerves distributing to the area around the trigger point of jaw opening reflex were the branches of the lingual nerve. In the actual clinical setting, our findings will be available. Caregivers need to establish a support environment where patients are motivated during swallowing training and can expand their skills. An anatomical site in the oral cavity can be used to trigger the jaw opening reflex in patients with pseudobulbar palsy who have difficulty opening the mouth. Nurses should try to provide specific training guidance based on the morphological evidence.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Morphological study of the sensory nerve which induces jaw opening reflex (2015)
  • Author(s): Rie Shimotakahara, Kazuharu Mine, Shigemitsu Ogata
  • Journal Title: National Journal of Clinical Anatomy Volume: 4（1） Pages: 12-16
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Relationship between Coronary Arterial Dominance and Origin of the Sinuatrial Nodal Branch (2014)
  • Author(s): Rie Shimotakahara, Kazuharu Mine,Shigemitsu Ogata
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of the school of health sciences faculty of medicine Kagoshima university Volume: 23 Pages: 1-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Subcutaneous arterial arrangement in the dorsum of the house musk shrew, Suncus murinus (2014)
  • Author(s): Kazuharu Mine, Rie Shimotakahara,Shigemitsu Ogata
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of the school of health sciences faculty of Volume: 23 Pages: 5-9
  • NAID: 120005607991
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Anatomical Study on the Sinuatrial Nodal Branch in the Human Coronary Artery (2014)
  • Author(s): Rie Shimotakahara,Kazyyuki Shimada,Kodo Kodama
  • Journal Title: Anatomical Science International(published as 'Online First' on Springer) Volume: 89 Pages: 7-12
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Anomalous great cardiac vein draining directly into the boundary between the superior vena cava and right atrium (2013)
  • Author(s): Rie Shimotakahara, Kazuharu Mine,Shigemitsu Ogata
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of the school of health sciences faculty of medicine Kagoshima university Volume: 23 Pages: 1-4
  • Peer Reviewed