The clearance of airway secretions from the lungs is normally supported by the mucociliary
escalator and by cough. These protective mechanisms provide an effective means of …

Cough is a defensive airway mechanisms which involves the sequential activation of several
laryngeal and respiratory muscles in the generation of the typical four-phase motor pattern …

DiMarco AF, Kowalski KE, Geertman RT, Hromyak DR. Lower thoracic spinal cord
stimulation to restore cough in patients with spinal cord injury: results of a National Institutes …

Lin VW, Hsiao IN, Zhu E, Perkash I. Functional magnetic stimulation for conditioning of
expiratory muscles in patients with spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 82: 162 …

Respiratory complications are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with
spinal cord injury. Several techniques, currently available or in development, have the …

Background For every day a person is dependent on mechanical ventilation, respiratory and
cardiac complications increase, quality of life decreases and costs increase by> $ USD …

Despite clinically available methods of diaphragm pacing, most patients with ventilator-
dependent tetraplegia are still dependent on mechanical ventilation. Given the significant …

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of complete restoration
of respiratory muscle function in subjects with spinal cord injury. Methods This was an …

Objective: To address whether secretion removal techniques increase airway clearance in
people with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Data Sources and Study Selection …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a complex and devastating condition characterized by disruption
of descending, ascending, and intrinsic spinal circuitry resulting in chronic neurologic …