TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing Discomfort Levels During Facial Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Using Discomfort Level Scale
T2 - A Preliminary Study
AU - Safi, Mohammed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Association of Otolaryngologists of India.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - The primary aim of the current study was to evaluate discomfort levels of facial NMES in healthy volunteers. Eight participants completed the Discomfort Level Scale (DLS) following each motor level facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) session. Each participant completed 12 sessions of facial NMES for a total of 96 NMES treatments. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient demonstrated a significant correlation between the facial NMES intensity level and DLS (p < 0.001). This study demonstrated that the DLS is a useful tool to check for discomfort levels in patients who receive facial NMES. Further, this study provides strong support for the tolerability of facial NMES.
AB - The primary aim of the current study was to evaluate discomfort levels of facial NMES in healthy volunteers. Eight participants completed the Discomfort Level Scale (DLS) following each motor level facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) session. Each participant completed 12 sessions of facial NMES for a total of 96 NMES treatments. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient demonstrated a significant correlation between the facial NMES intensity level and DLS (p < 0.001). This study demonstrated that the DLS is a useful tool to check for discomfort levels in patients who receive facial NMES. Further, this study provides strong support for the tolerability of facial NMES.
KW - Discomfort scale
KW - Facial
KW - Labial NMES
KW - Percutaneous electrical stimulation
KW - Surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation
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U2 - 10.1007/s12070-020-02173-5
DO - 10.1007/s12070-020-02173-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85091783427
SN - 2231-3796
VL - 74
SP - 5275
EP - 5279
JO - Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
ER -