Local Vibration in Patients with Severe Acquired Brain Injury

Local vibration therapy. The target muscles were: the orbicularis muscles of the upper and lower lips, the masticatory muscles (masseter, temporalis, pterygoidis) and lingual muscles.

maneuvers were performed for passive extra-oral and intra-oral thermal stimulation, passive extra-oral and intra-oral tactile stimulation, and elicitation of active movements of the bucco-lingual and pharyngo-laryngeal muscles.