Ampcare, LLC

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.

Rick provided a comprehensive clinical consultation that any SLP would pay hundreds for!🙌Rick's approach for this progre...
10/08/2025

Rick provided a comprehensive clinical consultation that any SLP would pay hundreds for!🙌

Rick's approach for this progressive neuro case:
👉Start with conservative traditional exercises at 50% effort
👉Monitor vital signs closely (BP, HR, and O2 Sats)
👉Watch for functional decline in secretion management
👉If appropriate, consider adding NMES at 25-50% effort with shorter sessions

⭐️Remember: maintenance can be the goal with progressive diseases

His key insight? "There is always more to a patient than their disease state."👏

This is what you get when you're Ampcare-certified:
❤️Support with your toughest cases
❤️A community that tackles complex questions together
❤️Clinical reasoning that goes beyond textbook answers

📲Save this post if you found this information helpful!

THIS is the kind of support waiting for you inside our certified community!

Duluth, MN therapists, we’re coming to you!🙌Ready to revolutionize your dysphagia treatment? Join us for Ampcare's ESP (...
10/07/2025

Duluth, MN therapists, we’re coming to you!🙌

Ready to revolutionize your dysphagia treatment? Join us for Ampcare's ESP (Effective Swallowing Protocol) training!

What you'll get:
👉10 hours of Advanced ASHA CEUs
👉FDA-cleared treatment combining NMES + resistive exercise
👉Training Manual with hands-on experiences with patented electrodes
👉Evidence-based approach that speeds up recovery

📍Where: Essentia Health Miller Hill Health Plaza, Duluth
🗓️When: Saturday, Oct 25, 8 am-5 pm
👥Limited to 20 participants: Don’t wait, seats fill quickly!

This isn't just another CE course; it's the most comprehensive dysphagia treatment available. Learn to do MORE in just 30 minutes!👏

Ready to accelerate your patients' swallow function? Comment “DuluthMN” to register now!

10/06/2025

🧤 Get out your oven mitts for this hot take:

60-minute dysphagia sessions don’t work better than shorter sessions. They just take longer.

Multiple independent studies prove that Ampcare’s Effective Swallowing Protocol (ESP) achieves significant improvements with just 30-minute sessions, while other protocols are prescribed for 60 minutes!

Think about what that means for your day:
See more patients. Get more exciting results. Actually take a lunch break!

🙌But here's the part that really matters: research shows your patients get outstanding outcomes while spending half the time in therapy.

They're back to family dinners faster, and you're not exhausted from marathon treatment sessions.

The choice is yours.

💬Want the complete summary of evidence? Comment "ESPResearch" and we'll send it your way 👇

So what exactly is the research about Ampcare ESP?? How effective is it? Findings demonstrate that providing intensive ...
10/03/2025

So what exactly is the research about Ampcare ESP?? How effective is it?

Findings demonstrate that providing intensive dysphagia therapy in 30 minutes is possible within inpatient, outpatient, and/or home health settings, resulting in:
👉Significant and functional improvements in swallow safety
👉Patients reported clinically and statistically significant improvements in their swallow-related quality of life using SWAL-QoL (standardized patient outcome measure).
(Pownall et al 2012, Sproson et al 2018, Martindale et al 2019)

ESP is the only technology shown to:
👉Facilitate the swallowing mechanism
👉Strengthen the anterior neck musculature
👉Speed up airway closure times for the treatment of dysphagia
(Campbell et al 1998, Safi et al 2010, Watts 2013, Matsumoto et al 2016, Watts et al 2018, Arslan et al 2018)

👏If you treat patients with dysphagia, Ampcare’s Effective Swallowing Protocol can help!!

🔗Download our Summary of Evidence to get even more research on Ampcare’s Effective Swallowing Protocol! Comment “ESPResearch” to get your copy!

10/02/2025

In anticipation of ASHA next month, we’re excited to re-share a poster by Dr. Matthew Dumican and Kaitlynn Harper (Western Michigan University) to ensure it reaches every MedSLP!

⭐️Key Points:
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has shown mixed results in treating neurogenic dysphagia (Speyer et al., 2022).
- Often, functional outcomes are emphasized without investigating the underlying mechanisms (Alamer et al., 2020; Bath et al., 2018).

⭐️Project Aims:
Examine NMES effects on:
1. Absolute hyoid movement distance
2. Laryngeal kinematic timings
3. Swallow safety outcomes

⭐️Methods:
Compared baseline and final VFSS of 16 post-stroke patients after at least 30 days of NMES treatment with Ampcare's ESP.

⭐️Results:
There was a significant reduction in Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS) scores post-treatment:
- Pre-treatment PAS scores ≥3 occurred in 47% of swallows; post-treatment, it dropped to 11%.

⭐️Conclusions:
The findings suggest NMES may be effective for post-stroke dysphagia, particularly in cases of reduced laryngeal elevation and instances of penetration/aspiration.

Big thanks to Dr. Dumican and Kaitlynn Harper for their valuable research! Like if you agree!

And the answer is...If you chose D, then you, my friend, are a WINNER!Or at least a pretty dang sharp SLP!The platysma d...
10/01/2025

And the answer is...

If you chose D, then you, my friend, are a WINNER!

Or at least a pretty dang sharp SLP!

The platysma definitely didn't get a ton of air time in grad school, but when it comes to NMES, it's important to understand.

This muscle is like a sheet that covers the other muscles in the neck. It sits superficially in your neck (closest to the skin, farthest from the airway) and runs from your clavicle region to your chin, where it inserts into the lower border of the mandible.

Now, why do we care? Does it have anything to do with swallowing?

Well, no... BUT!

When we're considering using NMES on our patients, it's important to understand what muscles you can reach with the stimulation and be mindful of what muscles (or other structures) you have to go THROUGH to get to the ones you want to stimulate.

The electrical current doesn't cherry-pick. While our technology is remarkable, we can't tell the current to skip this muscle or that one and head straight to the hyolaryngeal muscles.

It will stimulate everything from point A (the electrode) to point B (ideally the suprahyoid muscles.) Therefore, if you're doing true NMES, you must see a contraction of the platysma if you plan on targeting deeper musculature.

So, if you've ever been taught that you can stimulate muscles that are considerably deep in the neck (like maybe in the pharynx,) this is a little lesson to keep in mind.

Before this post, had you heard of the platysma? Let us know in the comments!

📢 Calling all SLPs who want to make an impact...As dysphagia specialists, we're always looking for evidence-based tools ...
09/30/2025

📢 Calling all SLPs who want to make an impact...

As dysphagia specialists, we're always looking for evidence-based tools that deliver real results.

Real clinicians are seeing real results.

As one SLP put it: "Effectiveness, quality, and value are first and foremost... The Ampcare protocol delivers consistent treatment, allowing patients to return to their least restrictive consistency and texture."

Make a difference in your patients' lives. Give them back the joy of eating and drinking safely with family and friends.

Ready to give it a try? Swipe through to see why Ampcare's Effective Swallowing Protocol (ESP) is a game-changer.

Comment 'ESPTraining' to pick a course today!

09/29/2025

Two years. That's how long this OT mama fought for answers for her daughter, Eloise.

Dystonic movements at 3 months old
Silent aspiration on honey-thick liquids
Countless specialists
Genetic testing
Surgical procedures
Traditional feeding therapy

Nothing was moving the needle!

🙌Then ESP entered the picture in April.

By June? Noticeable progress. By July? She was trialing thin water without fear and not pushing away as she had done previously.

Most recent swallow study result, September 3rd? "Normal swallow function."👏

Today, Eloise drinks juice, gets regular water at daycare, and this mama doesn't have to run back home when she forgets the special water!

The cutest part? Eloise called the self-adhesive bandage her "bow" and would ask for it. She knew the routine: iPad time with Miss Rachel, wait for the beep, get her popsicle.

From honey-thick to normal! From fear to freedom!❤️

📲Scroll back on our grid to learn Eloise’s full story on Episode 4 of Barstool Speech

09/26/2025

Are you wondering if your clients could experience the transformative outcomes you've heard about?

Curious about all those success stories utilizing Ampcare's Effective Swallowing Protocol (ESP), but need more evidence before taking the leap?

We understand that you want solid research to back up your clinical decisions!

That's why our comprehensive Ampcare ESP Summary of Evidence is a FREE download.

See the science behind our protocol and discover exactly how it can benefit your dysphagia patients!

👉Comment "ESPResearch" to download a copy now.

Make an informed decision about bringing these life-changing techniques to your practice. Your patients deserve evidence-based care, and we're here to provide it.

Come see us at home in Fort Worth and get trained while you're here!Join us October 4th for our comprehensive dysphagia ...
09/25/2025

Come see us at home in Fort Worth and get trained while you're here!

Join us October 4th for our comprehensive dysphagia training course utilizing Ampcare's ESP (Effective Swallowing Protocol)!

📍Tech Fort Worth 1120 South Freeway Fort Worth, TX 76104
🕐8-5pm OR 12:45-5pm
🙌Earn 1.0 Advanced ASHA CEUs

You will learn:
👉FDA-cleared treatment for dysphagia
👉Latest assessment techniques
👉Neuromuscular electrical stimulation + resistive exercise
👉Hands-on lab experience
👉Do more in just 30 minutes!

This course has 20 spots available and will fill up fast, so don’t wait!

This isn't just another course… It's a game-changer for your dysphagia practice. Our patented ESP system combines NMES with proper postural strategies to accelerate swallow function recovery.

Ready to take your skills to the next level?

💬Comment “FortWorthTX” to register now!

Rick remembers those days in the 1990s when his "toolkit" was tongue depressors, metal mirrors, and ice.THAT is why Ampc...
09/24/2025

Rick remembers those days in the 1990s when his "toolkit" was tongue depressors, metal mirrors, and ice.

THAT is why Ampcare exists.

We've been there. We know what it's like when:
👉Traditional therapy isn't enough
👉You're running out of options
👉Families are counting on you

That's why Ampcare is known for its superior customer support (i.e. Stressed SLP Support!)

When you email with a complex case, you get a direct response from Rick or Russ, clinicians who understand the weight you carry.

Like the SLP working with a Stiff-Person Syndrome patient who wrote:
💬 "I always appreciate how you make yourself available and answer my questions beyond my satisfaction."

We built ESP because we've been in your shoes.

We know what it feels like to want better outcomes but feel limited by available tools.

Behind every success story is an SLP who refused to give up, even when the case seemed impossible.

We're here for the tough cases, the late-night worries, and the patients others have given up on.

❤️Tag an SLP mentor or friend who has helped YOU with your late-night dysphagia worries. Let 'em know you appreciate them!

This is another reason why we do what we do!💙We get emails like this ALL the time, and we'll never stop cheesin' over th...
09/23/2025

This is another reason why we do what we do!💙

We get emails like this ALL the time, and we'll never stop cheesin' over them!

SLPs tell us about patients who wave excitedly in the hallway. Or families sending thank-you cards. And of course, patients who go from feeding tubes to family dinners.🙌

Hannah's story is becoming the norm for clinicians who have ESP in their toolkit.

When you understand the science behind why ESP works, the 50 µsec parameters, the pie-shaped electrodes, and the resistive exercise protocol, you can offer hope to patients others have given up on.

From pediatrics to geriatrics, our clinical audits show 87% of stroke patients and 85% of non-stroke patients improve with ESP.

Every facility needs an SLP who can create moments like this.

Ready to become that SLP at your facility?

Comment "ESPTraining" to learn how you can join Hannah and thousands of other certified clinicians!👇

Because every patient deserves to tell someone, "You are the reason I can talk and eat again."

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