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METHODS: A total of 122 stroke patients with dysphagia admitted to our hospital from January 2017 to December 2020 were divided into the control group (n= 61) and the study group (n= 61). Patients in the control group received conventional rehabilitation plans, while those in the study group were given a combined therapy of MET and PNF. Standard Swallowing Function Assessment Scale (SSA), Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS), Swallowing Quality of Life (SWAL-QOL) scores, Water Swallow Test (WST) grading, and efficacy indicators were compared between two group with t-tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, \u03c72 test or Fisher\u2019s exact probability test. RESULTS: After treatment, the study group showed lower SSA score (P= 0.036), and VFSS, P= 0.013 than the control group. The changes in SSA score (P= 0.013) and VFSS score (P&lt; 0.001) in the study group were greater than the control group. Furthermore, after treatment, both the study group and the control group showed a decrease in WST grading (P&lt; 0.001); and the degree of post-treatment WST grading decline in the study group was higher (P= 0.009). Besides, after treatment, the SWAL-QOL score of the study group was higher than the control group (P&lt; 0.001); and the effective rate of patients in the study group was higher than that in the control group (P= 0.021). 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