Table 2.
The maximal RMS value of the suprahyoid, thyrohyoid, sternohyoid, and SCM muscles in healthy participants and patients with dysphagia.
| Max Suprahyoid RMS | Max Thyrohyoid RMS | Max Sternothyroid RMS | Max 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 | 47.04 | 40.64 | 181.52*# | 66.76 | 41.12 | 156.96*# | 96.80# | 40.20* | 162.88*# | 130.72# | 52.33* | 79.78* |
| SD | 30.79 | 27.73 | 102.83 | 43.58 | 25.76 | 65.28 | 52.58 | 17.45 | 90.24 | 76.99 | 36.49 | 52.37 | |
| DP | Mean | 78.95# | 35.61* | 76.24# | 100.50# | 43.39* | 69.74# | 95.85# | 37.07* | 76.87# | 98.66# | 53.64* | 54.80* |
| SD | 43.35 | 26.07 | 36.15 | 61.19 | 32.51 | 54.49 | 25.52 | 26.59 | 42.98 | 34.48 | 28.17 | 26.61 | |
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.
versus Shaker; *p < 0.05, versus CTAR; #p < 0.05.