Various Sizes Available
9 August 2006
The VitalStim® is available in both adult and children’s sizes. Electrodes can be ordered separately.
FDA Study Results
9 August 2006
VitalStim® Therapy Electric Stimulation:
- 98.4% of patients improve their swallow function score
- 97.5% of patients with severe dysphagia regained swallow functions past the point of PEG tube dependency
- 38.3% of patients with severe dysphagia regained full normal swallow function
- At 3 year follow up, over 76% had retained swallow function and only 3% reported aspiration.
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Who We Are:
VitalRehab, LLC is proud to be the distributors of VitalStim® Therapy, the only neuromuscular electrical stimulation device cleared by the FDA for restoring the swallowing function to patients with dysphagia. VitalRehab distributes VitalStim products to certified Therapist throughout Northern Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin.
VitalStim® Therapy is a proven treatment backed by compelling clinical data and real-world results.
- Over 5,000 VitalStim® Certified Speech Language Pathologist’s nationwide.
- Over 300,000 VitalStim® treatments administered with no adverse effects reported.
- Better and faster results than any traditional therapy.
- Proven to be safe and effective by the FDA.
What is Dysphagia?
An estimated 15 million Americans are afflicted with dysphagia, a condition that causes discomfort or difficulty swallowing. At its most severe - when patients entirely lose their ability to eat - dysphagia can profoundly disrupt a life.
- Common among stroke survivors, patients with degenerative neurological diseases like Parkinson's, and patients with head and neck cancer.
- Over 60,000 Americans die each year from complications associated with swallowing dysfunctions, most commonly aspiration pneumonia.
- Success with existing treatments has been limited at best.
What is VitalStim® Therapy?
An exciting new therapy, proven and painless
VitalStim® Therapy is the first proven treatment for dysphagia. It's the only dysphagia therapy backed by compelling clinical data and cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Training muscles to function again
VitalStim® Therapy uses small electrical currents to stimulate the muscles responsible for swallowing. At the same time, trained specialists help patients "re-educate" their muscles through rehabilitation therapy.
- A small, carefully calibrated current is delivered by specially designed electrodes.
- The current stimulates motor nerves in the throat.
- The muscles responsible for swallowing contract.
- The quality of the swallowing function improves.
- With repeated therapy, muscles are re-educated.