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Ampcare, LLC Ampcare is developing therapeutic neuromuscular stimulation technologies for dysphagia treatment.

AMPCARE, LLC was established in 2007 to develop therapeutic neuromuscular stimulation technologies for the treatment of dysphagia, or swallowing difficulties. Among other accomplishments, AMPCARE has built a strong patent portfolio, generated clinical data and has initiated US regulatory filings and recently received our initial FDA 510k clearance to market the first portion of our device portfolio. We are committed to delivering positive patient outcomes and innovative products specifically designed to meet the needs of the patient, medical professional and payer by improving the options and availability of dysphagia treatment techniques. AMPCARE’s unique treatment approach will allow for safer oral intake of food in populations who have difficulty swallowing.

10/12/2026

🧐 If you're an SLP who's watched a tube-fed patient plateau, this stat might change what you recommend next.

Nearly 2 out of 3 tube-fed patients in our 2025 Clinical Audit review returned to eating by mouth after completing Ampcare's Effective Swallowing Protocol.

The numbers:
🔹 65% of tube-dependent stroke patients (28 of 43) became totally oral after ESP
🔹 67% of tube-dependent non-stroke patients (8 of 12) returned to eating by mouth

This is aggregate data from Ampcare-certified clinicians submitted through our post-market surveillance audit tools.

Behind these percentages are real patients, like:
💙 A man who was strict NPO for a year, carrying a wash basin on his walker, PEG removed, gained 40 pounds.
💙 A stroke patient who spent 6 weeks on an NG tube, cleared for a full normal diet, no restrictions.
💙 A man who spent 10 years unable to swallow his own saliva, now eating pizza with his family.

Tube feeding isn't always permanent. Sometimes it just needs the right intervention.

And no, it's not magic...

It's science, y'all!

✉️ Share this post with someone ready to add another "magic trick" to their dysphagia therapy bag!

10/09/2026

The answer is...

FALSE!

This Parkinson's Awareness Month, we want to talk about dysphagia therapy for the PD population and what the research actually shows (ALSO - keep reading to save $50 and get exclusive access to a LIVE case study call!)

Dysphagia is common in Parkinson's disease, often present even in the early stages before patients notice symptoms.

The main culprits:
🔹 Delayed laryngeal vestibule closure
🔹 Reduced hyolaryngeal excursion due to hypokinesia

These changes increase aspiration risk, and aspiration pneumonia is one of the leading causes of illness and death in people with PD.

So....why use Ampcare's Effective Swallowing Protocol (ESP)?

A 2019 feasibility study (Martindale et al., Geriatrics) examined Ampcare ESP in both stroke and non-stroke patients. including those with Parkinson's disease. After 20 sessions over 6 weeks:
✅ Patients ate more and a greater variety of foods (FOIS, p < 0.001)
✅ Swallowing was safer with fluids (PAS, p < 0.001)
✅ Quality of life improved significantly (SWAL-QoL, p < 0.001)
✅ 42% of patients who started fully tube-fed were able to meet their nutritional needs 100% orally

Why does ESP work for PD specifically? Glad you asked!

Suprahyoid NMES facilitates anterior and superior hyoid movement while simultaneously stretching the laryngeal vestibule, creating a resistive force that the patient has to work against during swallowing.

i.e. it provides targeted, resistive exercise for the exact muscles and movements affected by Parkinson's!

ESP may ALSO be valuable as a proactive "prehabilitation" tool, even before clinical dysphagia is obvious, when early laryngeal impairment is already present instrumentally.

Ready to help more patients with Parkinson's disease maintain their swallow function?

Comment ESPTraining to get Ampcare-certified today! 👇

Reference:
Martindale, N., Stephenson, J., & Pownall, S. (2019). Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Plus Rehabilitative Exercise as a Treatment for Dysphagia in Stroke and Non-Stroke Patients in an NHS Setting: Feasibility and Outcomes. Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 4(4), 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4040053

10/08/2026

True stories of patients who were told they'd never eat again and they decided to keep trying anyway:

🍕 Jay: Who carried a spit bucket everywhere for 10 years after brainstem abscesses left him unable to swallow his own saliva, and now goes out drinking with his mates and eats pizza with his family.

🌮 Michelle: Who was found unresponsive by her son after septic shock, and her family was told to consider hospice. Now she's back at home eating her favorite Mexican food.

🌭 Shannon's patient: A head and neck cancer survivor who said "I have a grave and I'm not afraid to use it" and celebrated his last day of therapy with a Chicago-style hot dog.

🍞 Ebrar: A 16-year-old who spent 5 years chewing food and spitting it out after a brainstem tumor left her unable to swallow - now eating lahmacun, kebabs, and a full Turkish breakfast independently at school.

🦃 Joel: A 7-year-old with Down syndrome who was turning gray at school from choking who went from NPO to his first Thanksgiving dinner with his family.

👶 Oakley: Born with DiGeorge syndrome, silently aspirating on everything except pudding thick since 9 months old, and cleared for thin liquids and regular food just before her 4th birthday.

Every one of these patients had a clinician who refused to give up.

Comment "ESPTraining" if you want to be that clinician. 👇

10/07/2026

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10/06/2026

The correct answer is:...
B) Hyolaryngeal excursion!

During a normal swallow, the upward and forward movement of the hyoid bone and larynx plays a critical role in opening the upper esophageal sphincter (UES).

This movement helps create traction on the UES, allowing the bolus to pass efficiently into the esophagus

When hyolaryngeal excursion is reduced, the UES may not open as effectively, increasing the risk of pharyngeal residue and, in some cases, aspiration after the swallow.

And guess what?

Ampcare's effective swallowing protocol (ESP) directly targets that upward and forward movement of the larynx!

Did you get it right? Let us know in the comments! 👇

10/05/2026

🏃‍♂️‍➡️ You know what speeds up learning?

🙊 MESSING UP!

What better way to mess up than in a fun, safe, controlled learning environment?

That's one of the best parts of our in-person training option, y'all!

If you get stuck or make an error on the job, we're not there to immediately help.

Also...we're not there to laugh with you (because YES, that's part of the learning process, too!)

That's why we organize in-person training events, and to make things easier, you can organize an Ampcare event at your facility!

Comment ESPTraining for available dates!

10/02/2026

👀💙 If you've ever wondered whether a dysphagia treatment protocol is good enough to use on your own mom, meet Edna.

Her story is incredible.

We'll feature it in the near future, but here are some cliff notes:

🔹Edna is a medical SLP in Puerto Rico

🔹She got Ampcare-certified in 2024 and has had great success with her private clients with dysphagia.

🔹Her mom is a head and neck cancer survivor - completing both chemo and radiation.

🔹As we know, radiation is the "gift that keeps giving," meaning that fibrotic changes will continue to occur years after completing radiation therapy.

🔹Edna guided her mom through Ampcare's NMES, stretching, and exercise protocols.

🎉The improvements she and her mom have noticed have made them both lifelong believers in Ampcare 🙌

Save this post under "dysphagia therapy so good I'd use it on my own mom" - and as a reminder that you CAN use the appropriate NMES protocols on post-radiation head and neck cancer survivors.

10/01/2026

🫶 There's a REASON a PT and SLP founded Ampcare!

Eating and drinking is a full-body job.

👫 And with our powers combined...we can get these patients eating, drinking, sitting upright, and walking a lot sooner!

So, to all of the PTs out there who help patients return to eating and drinking...upright....

Thank you!

📨 Share this post with a colleague who deserves a little extra recognition

09/30/2026

😈 Dysphagia HATES to see us coming....

The proof is in the pudding, y'all (and pizza, steak, thin liquids, etc etc etc....)

Ampcare works. SLPs wouldn't be so eager to share their experiences if it didn't.

They wouldn't feel so strongly about their stance on Ampcare, either!

From stroke to Bell's palsy to Parkinson's to post head-and-neck cancer.....and so much more in between...

Ampcare. gets. results.

Are you ready to bring those results to YOUR patients?

💬 Comment ESPtraining to get started today!

🔖Save this post as a reminder that patient buy-in is JUST as important as the therapy itself!🍻And here's to Randy - for ...
09/29/2026

🔖Save this post as a reminder that patient buy-in is JUST as important as the therapy itself!

🍻And here's to Randy - for showing up, trusting his SLP, and returning to his favorite b**r spot with his buddies.

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