Effect of Tongue Three Needles with Swallowing Training on Swallowing Function and Quality of Life in Post-stroke Dysphagia Patients
Objective To discuss the effect of tongue three needles combined with swallowing training on swallowing function and quality of life in Post-stroke Dysphagia Patients.Methods The present study included 62 patients who were diagnosed with dysphagia after stroke in Shangrao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from March 2020 to March 2022. The random number table method was used to assign the control group(30 patients)and the observation group (30 patients).The control group was treated with swallowing training,and on the basis of treatment in the control group,the tongue three needles therapy was used in the patients in the observation group. The swallowing function (SSA) score,quality of life level,water swallow test (WST) score,Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) score and clinical efficacy were compared between the control group and the observation group. Results The SSA score and the WST of the Post-stroke dysphagia patients after the treatment were both lower than the scores before treatment and the SSA score and the WST scores of the observation group were superior to the control group (P<0.05). The quality of life score and the FOIS score of Post-stroke dysphagia patients after the treatment were both higher than the scores before treatment,and the quality of life score and the FOIS score of the observation group were superior to the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate of treatment in the observation group was estimated at 96.77%,and this value was superior to 83.87% in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Tongue three needles combined with swallowing training has a positive effect on the improvement of swallowing function and quality of life in patients with dysphagia after stroke. Meanwhile,it can promote the recovery of swallowing function,the quality of life,FOIS score,also can reduce WST score,with a better therapeutic effect.
Tongue three needlesSwallowing trainingDysphagia after strokeSwallowing functionQuality of life