PURPOSE: to describe the registering method of the surface electromyography (sEMG) through the use of a protocol developed for swallowing study and to demonstrate the swallowing pattern of a patient with Parkinson’s disease and of normal individuals through the sEMG registering. METHODS: to illustrate the registered electrophysiologic parameters execution of the protocol we used two volunteers of the feminine gender, being one without disease and the other one with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in III period of training in accordance with the scale of Hoehn and Yahr. The analyzed parameters had been the duration of the electric activity during swallowing, the amplitude (rms) and the dysphagia limit. RESULTS: the results show differences amongst the illustrative electromyograms. CONCLUSION: sEMG can be used as method for evaluating and monitoring the swallowing pattern of citizens with no disease and with PD.
Deglutition; Deglutition Disorders; Neurophysiology; Electromyography
