2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The development of rehabilitation model for dysphagia
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24593484
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Community health/Gerontological nurisng
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| Research Institution | Kagoshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIMOTAKAHARA Rie 鹿児島大学, 医歯学総合研究科, 助教 (50404538)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 開口反射 / 仮性球麻痺 / 舌神経 / 機能訓練 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
he aim of this study is to confirm the morphological basis of the response in patients stimulated at the trigger point (K-point). It is said that the brain-damaged patients, including patients with pseudobulbar palsy were able to open their mouth and swallow after stimulation of the trigger point. The K-point lies on the mucosa lateral to the palatoglossal arch and medial to the prerygo-mandibular fold at the height of retromolar pad. Therefore we concluded that stimulating the trigger point was useful for opening the mouth and facilitating swallowing in pseudobulbar palsy patients. This technique may be helpful in these patients in terms of oral health care and feeding.
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| Free Research Field |
地域・老年看護学
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