Electrotherapy for Laryngeal Paresis – Neuromuscular Stimulation with vocaSTIM-Master
One particular area of application for stimulation current therapy is the treatment of laryngeal nerve palsies using vocaSTIM-Master. This device combines diagnostics, therapy and therapy progress monitoring in a standardized procedure. Neuromuscular electro-phonatory stimulation (NMEPS) according to Pahn is based on the targeted electrical stimulation of damaged laryngeal muscles using intentional exercises: While the patient attempts to initiate a voluntary contraction, a suitable electrical impulse is simultaneously triggered via a hand-held button.
The treatment unit with vocaSTIM-Master consists of two phases:
Effective diagnosis and therapy for vocal fold paralysis
Even before therapy begins, the individual stimulation current parameters are determined using simple but informative electrodiagnostics - in particular using the accommodation quotient (ACC). This procedure determines differences in the accommodation capacity between healthy and damaged nerve-muscle systems and enables the stimulation current impulses to be precisely adapted to the degree of damage.
The vocaSTIM-Master device has a user-friendly menu navigation for ACC determination as well as a foot switch control, which facilitates simultaneous laryngoscopy.
