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 …

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

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 …

Patients with spinal cord injury have an increased risk of developing respiratory tract
infections as the result of expiratory muscle paralysis and consequent inability to cough. We …

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 …

(1) Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) represents a major health challenge, often leading
to significant and permanent sensorimotor and autonomic dysfunctions. This study reviews …

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

Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) can lead to damage of bulbospinal pathways to
the respiratory motor nuclei and consequent life-threatening respiratory insufficiency due to …

Normal cough requires abdominal muscle contraction. We have previously reported
contraction of the abdominal muscles elicited by a single percutaneous magnetic stimulation …

High frequency spinal cord stimulation (HF-SCS) is a novel and more physiologic method of
inspiratory muscle activation which involves stimulation of spinal cord pathways. In the …