Application effect of the acetic acid K point stimulation in the stroke patients with dysphagia in the oral stage

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of the acetic acid K point stimulation in the stroke patients with dysphagia in the oral stage. Methods Eighty stroke patients with dysphagia in the oral stage after stroke who were treated in the department of rehabilitation medicine of Lishui People's Hospital from May 2014 to August 2016 were randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group (n=40 in each group). The patients in the control group were given the routine nursing and the basic rehabilitation therapy. The patents in the experimental group were given the acetic acid K point stimulation on the basis of the routine nursing and the basic rehabilitation therapy. The patients in the two groups were evaluated by the X-ray videofluoroscopy swallowing study (VFSS) score and the oral function assessment before the treatment and two weeks after the treatment. Results The VFSS score and the oral function score of the patients in the experimental group were not significantly different from those in the control group before the treatment (control group: t=0.07, experimental group: t=0.03; P>0.05) . After the treatment, the VFSS score and the oral function score were (9.40±3.75) and (9.72±4.70) respectively in the experimental group, and (6.20±2.19) and (6.55±3.60) in the control group (t=3.19, 5.79; P<0.01) . Conclusions The routine nursing and the rehabilitation therapy combined with the acetic acid K point stimulation can improve the recovery of swallowing function of the stroke patients with dysphagia in the oral stage. Key words: Stroke; Dysphagia; Acetic acid K point stimulation