| Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of Kinesio Taping combined with mirror therapy for patients with pharyngeal dysphagia after stroke. Methods: A total of 60 patients with pharyngeal dysphagia after stroke were randomly divided into three groups (n=20 each). Each group received routine swallowing therapy for 30 min. Each group was given the treatments as follows: control group, Kinesio Taping; observation group 1, Kinesio Taping and mirror observation of static picture artificial sound; observation group 2, Kinesio Taping and mirror observation of dynamic swallowing video sound. According to the random grouping, the training was given for 20 min, once a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks. Before and after treatment, Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS), Kubota water-drinking test (WST) and Eating Assessment tool (EAT-10) were used to evaluate the swallowing function of patients. After treatment, the total effective rate was compared using the grading results of Kubota WST. Results: After treatment, the FOIS scores in the three groups were significantly higher than those before treatment (P<0.05), and those in the observation group 2 were significantly higher than those in the control group and observation group 1 (P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of depression drinking water experiment (WST) and EAT-10 were decreased in the three groups, and the decrease in observation group 2 was more obvious than that in control group and observation group 1 (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in effective rate between observation group 1 and control group. Conclusion: Kinesio Taping in combination with mirror observation of swallowing-related action video and sound stimulation, can significantly improve the swallowing disorder after stroke. |
