Avtor/Urednik		Stanič, U; Kandare, F; Jaeger, R; Šorli, J
Naslov		Functional electrical stimulation of abdominal muscles to augment tidal volume in spinal cord injury
Tip		članek
Vir		IEEE Trans Rehabil Eng
Vol. in št.		Letnik 8, št. 1
Leto izdaje		2000
Obseg		str. 30-4
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of abdominal muscles as a method of enhancing ventilation was explored in six neurologically intact subjects and five subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) who had levels of injury between C4 and C7. Pulmonary ventilation was augmented in both groups predominantly due to an increase in tidal volume. The average increase in tidal volume during FES for the neurologically intact group was 350 ml, while in the SCI group it was 220 ml. The FES caused active volume decreases in both the lower thorax and upper abdomen, which together apper to be the mechanism behind the increases seen in tidal volume. Therefore, the proposed method might be useful in future clinical practice. The results indicate that FES of abdominal muscles should be more thoroughly explored as a potential technique of ventilatory support in SCI. The results also point to the necessity for futher studies of maintaining the condition of the chest wall in the pulmonary rehabilitation of individuals with tetraplegia.
Deskriptorji		SPINAL CORD INJURIES ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY ABDOMINAL MUSCLES TIDAL VOLUME PULMONARY VENTILATION ORTHOTIC DEVICES