SYNCHRONY EQUIPMENT USER MANUAL 1
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CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
INDICATIONS & CONTRAINDICATIONS
Indications for Use
Synchrony consists of a Dysphagia Cart, Omnistim
®
FX2 Portable PENS, and an OMNIsEMG
™
surface
electromyography (sEMG) biofeedback system. These devices are used in adjunct to oral motor and swallowing
exercise and treatment. sEMG biofeedback has been found to assist clinicians and patients with the following:
• Facilitate relaxation of tense or hypertonic muscles
• Discriminate among different types of muscle activity
• Differentiate effects of posture or other variables on muscle activity
• Learn new behaviors
• Learn unfamiliar behaviors
• Learn behaviors difficult to conceptualize or identify under normal circumstances
Contraindications
Treatment should be paused or terminated should the clinician observe any of the following patient behaviors:
• Chest pain
• Severe shortness of breath
• Significant blood pressure changes
• BP > 200/110
• Lightheadedness; BP drops > 20mmHg
• Severe headache
• Sudden onset of numbness or weakness
• Onset of confusion
• Ataxia
• Pallor
• Cyanosis
• Cold and clammy skin
• Noticeable changes in heart rhythm
• Patient requests the exercise/activity be stopped
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