For patients suffering from dysphagia, or a difficulty in swallowing, Great Lakes Caring has introduced a breakthrough new treatment known as VitalStim® Therapy that is proven to improve an individual’s swallowing function without invasive surgery. This therapy is unique to Great Lakes Caring among home health companies across the Midwest.
VitalStim® Therapy is an incredible new therapy that uses neuromuscular electrical stimulation instead of surgical methods to ‘re-train’ the muscles in the neck that control standard swallowing function, says Great Lakes Caring CEO, William Deary. With this therapy, our dysphagia patients have a much better chance to resume the full oral intake of food and medicine in a matter of weeks, without ever leaving the comfort of their residence to undergo surgery.
VitalStim® Therapy is the only FDA-cleared method of electrotherapy for dysphagia, backed by comprehensive clinical data and a three-year follow-up study that demonstrates how improved swallowing function in patients is maintained. This therapy program from Great Lakes Caring gives dysphagia patients the ability to regain one of life’s simplest pleasures—eating—and restore the feelings of independence they lost when that simple pleasure was taken away. And, it can all be done from the place they feel most comfortable – the place they call home.
