Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation (DPNS)
Major focus area
Feeding Therapy -> Swallowing
Short description
DPNS is a systematized therapeutic method for pharyngeal dysphagia which utilizes eleven specific stimulation techniques within the oral/pharyngeal areas (Sheppard, 2008; Logemann, 2007).
Long description
DPNS is a systematized therapeutic method for pharyngeal dysphagia which utilizes eleven specific stimulation techniques within the oral/pharyngeal areas. The SLP needs to have direct training from another SLP with this specific skill set and knowledge (Sheppard, 2008; Logemann, 2007).