Table 1. Comparison of the swallowing functions of the KT and NKT groups.

	KT group (n=22)	NKT group (n=22)
Horizontal excursion of the hyoid bone (cm)	2.01 ± 0.68	1.83 ± 0.61
Vertical excursion of the hyoid bone (cm)	2.50 ± 0.73	2.06 ± 0.64*
Rotation of the epiglottis (°)	51.00 ± 17.80	41.00 ± 20.16*
FDS	25.72 ± 10.03	26.72 ± 10.45

KT: Kinesio Taping; NKT: No Kinesio Taping; FDS: Functional Dysphagia Scale. Values are presented as the mean and standard deviation. * denotes significant difference, p<0.05