Table 3.
The mean RMS value of the suprahyoid, thyrohyoid, sternohyoid, and SCM muscles in healthy participants and patients with dysphagia.
| Mean Suprahyoid RMS | Mean Thyrohyoid RMS | Mean Sternothyroid RMS | Mean SCM RMS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaker (μV) | CTAR (μV) | SubM (μV) | Shaker (μV) | CTAR (μV) | SubM (μV) | Shaker (μV) | CTAR (μV) | SubM (μV) | Shaker (μV) | CTAR (μV) | SubM (μV) | ||
| HP | Mean | 40.79 | 31.15 | 146.29*# | 64.25 | 34.21 | 127.36*# | 93.42 | 34.32* | 145.40*# | 122.09 | 41.39* | 88.77 |
| SD | 24.84 | 17.56 | 84.60 | 42.07 | 21.70 | 53.28 | 47.94 | 15.76 | 81.48 | 74.53 | 29.85 | 60.30 | |
| DP | Mean | 63.32 | 31.67* | 70.85# | 77.67 | 36.47# | 67.75 | 88.45 | 38.41* | 71.44# | 93.23 | 43.42* | 50.38* |
| SD | 32.00 | 20.32 | 36.67 | 29.25 | 20.19 | 51.40 | 24.82 | 24.96 | 51.75 | 33.15 | 19.91 | 23.30 | |
RMS, root mean square; SD, standard deviation; CTAR, chin tuck against resistance; SubM, submandibular push exercise; SCM, sternocleidomastoid; Max, maximum; HP, healthy participants; DP, dysphagic patients.
vs. Shaker, *p < 0.05; vs. CTAR, #p < 0.05.