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» VitalStim® Therapy is effective independently of the cause of a patient’s dysphagia, including such common causes as stroke, head or neck cancer, degenerative neurological conditions (e.g. Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis), and respiratory conditions.

» VitalStim® Therapy proves effective across the full spectrum of age groups in both sexes—the success rate in patients over 80 years old is comparable to that in patients 51-80 years old, as is the success rate in children ages 1-4, and even in infants.

» VitalStim® Therapy is also effective independently of any other health problems that are unrelated to a patients’ dysphagia, such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

» VitalStim® Therapy’s effectiveness is independent of the time between the onset of dysphagia and treatment—it is just as effective in patients who have suffered from dysphagia for over 6 months as in those who have only recently developed the condition.

» In fact, VitalStim® Therapy even works on patients who have endured swallowing impairment for as long as 40 years. Long term sufferers (over 6 months) require more treatments than short-term sufferers (an average of over 8 treatments versus and average of 5).