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After a stroke, many patients struggle with swallowing—a serious problem that can lead to choking, pneumonia, and malnutrition. This study is testing whether kinesiology taping (a special flexible tape applied to the neck muscles) combined with daily swallowing exercises can help restore safe, strong swallowing. Researchers will compare patients who receive real therapeutic tape plus exercises to patients who receive fake tape plus the same exercises, using ultrasound to measure whether the muscles actually get stronger.
Swallowing problems are very common after stroke and can have serious health consequences. Current exercises help, but doctors want to know if adding kinesiology taping—which is already used successfully for other muscle injuries—can make the treatment work even better by providing extra support and feedback to the weak muscles.
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You will be randomly assigned to either receive real kinesiology taping or placebo (fake) taping applied to your neck in specific patterns. Both groups will do the same swallowing exercises daily for 6 weeks: practicing 50 swallows per day in sets of 10. The tape will be replaced every three days. Researchers will use ultrasound to measure your neck muscles at the beginning, during, and at the end of the study to see if the tape helped make them stronger.
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