The Motor Imagery Based on Action Observation Treatment on Dysphagia in Wallenberg Syndrome

Conventional dysphagia treatment included oropharyngeal muscle movement training, orofacial alternating hot and cold stimulation, Masako swallowing training, Mendelsohn maneuver, therapeutic ingestion training, intermittent oral-esophageal tube feeding, and low-frequency electrical stimulation of swallowing neuromusculature, etc., 30 min each time, once a day for 14 consecutive days.

First, the therapist explained the purpose and principle of the intervention method to the patient, keeping the surrounding environment quiet and comfortable to avoid the patient's mood fluctuations due to external interference. Then start the treatment, the video recorded in advance was given to the patient to watch, the playback device is a ipad. The content includes lip and tongue muscle relaxation exercises, healthy people eating, chewing, swallowing, drinking and other images. At the same time, the guidance was played, which was consistent with the content in the video. The video was played 3 times consecutively for 30 min each time, once a day for 14 days.