The use of electricity for therapeutic purposes dates back to 15 AD, when Scribonius Largus,
a court physician to the Roman emperor Claudius began using electric shocks from the …

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

A brain-computer interface (BCI) based on steady-state visual-evoked potentials (SSVEPs)
is combined with a functional electrical stimulation (FES) system to allow the user to control …

Background. Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients have respiratory complications because of
abdominal muscle weakness and paralysis, which impair the ability to cough. Objective. This …

Experiments were undertaken to mechanistically define expiratory-muscle contribution to
effectiveness of cough while controlling glottic movement. We hypothesized that electrical …

The use of functional electrical stimulation (FES) to improve upper limb function is an
established method in the rehabilitation of persons with tetraplegia after spinal cord injury …

The objective of this study was to develop an evidence-based airway management protocol
for patients with acute tetraplegia. The method consisted of an analysis of the medical …

The following limits to the search were applied: the article must have been published
between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 2021 in English, and included humans over …

Background. Surface electrical stimulation of the abdominal muscles, with electrodes placed
in the posterolateral position, combined with a voluntary cough can assist clearance of …

Neuromuscular stimulation of the abdominal wall muscles can provide respiratory support in
tetraplegia, where the main expiratory muscles are affected by paralysis. Stimulation may be …