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In this case report, a 25-year-old female with chronic dysphagia spastica(difficulty swallowing because of constriction of the throat muscles) was treated with 20 sessions of frontal electromyographic(EMG) biofeedback and home-relaxation practice. The subject monitored on a 10-point scale her difficulty swallowing during meals for 2 months prior to treatment, during treatment, and after treatment. There was a significant decrease in reported difficulty swallowing associated with frontalis EMG feedback. Improvement was maintained at a 6-month follow-up.
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Haynes, S.N. Electromyographic biofeedback treatment of a woman with chronic dysphagia. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation 1, 121–126 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00998695
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00998695