healthy individuals
Conditions
Interventions
Two weeks peripheral magnetic stimulation: 10 minutes stimulation for 3 times per day, 5 days per week
Two weeks head raising exercise: Three repetitive 1-min sustained head raisings in the supine pos
Sponsors
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals aged 20 years or older who had no history of stroke or neuromuscular, pharynx, larynx, upper gastrointestinal, and pulmonary diseases who gave informed consent were recruited
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who used cardiac pacemaker, had magnetic materials near the suprahyoid muscles, had difficulty in head raising due to neck diseases, a history of epilepsy, pregnant women, and showed less than 5.3mm hyoid forward displacement during magnetic stimulation were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in the strength of suprahyoid muscles after 2 weeks exercise | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in muscle fatigue, tongue strength, hyoid movement and pressure of upper esophageal sphincter after 2 weeks exercise | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMao Ogawa
Fujita Health University Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed