Author/Editor		Maloney, C; Langbein, WE; Kandare, F; Stanič, U; Nemchausky, B; Jaeger, RJ
Title		Pulmonary function testing in spinal cord injury: effects of abdominal muscle stimulation
Type		članek
Source		In: IFESS'99. Proceedings of the 4th annual conference of the international functional electrical stimulation society; 1999 Aug 23-27; Sendai. Sendai: International functional electrical stimulation society,
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 223-6
Language		eng
Abstract		The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of applying transcutaneous electrical stimulation to upper motor neuron paralyzed abdominal muscles during pulmonary function testing (PFT) in four male spinal cord injured (SCI) patients with anatomical level of injury between C3 to T7. Patients performed PFTs with and without electrical stimulation delivered to abdominal muscles. The predicted values were computed for comparable nonsmoking neurologically intact individuals based on height and age. The patients with the lowest predicted expiratory volumes and flows demonstrated the greatest improvement when electrical stimulation was delivered during forced expiration. The results indicate that electrical stimulation of the expiratory muscles during forced expiration can significantly improve expiratory volumes and flows in some patients with SCI.
Descriptors		SPINAL CORD INJURIES ABDOMINAL MUSCLES ELECTRIC STIMULATION PULMONARY VENTILATION RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME VITAL CAPACITY