Dysfunction of one or both hemidiaphragms is an underdiagnosed cause of dyspnea.
Weakness or paralysis may be seen during mechanical ventilation, after surgery or trauma …

In recent years, it has become clear that brief, repeated presentations of hypoxia [ie, acute
intermittent hypoxia (AIH)] can boost the efficacy of more traditional therapeutic strategies in …

Mechanical ventilation [MV] is a life-saving technique delivered to critically ill patients
incapable of adequately ventilating and/or oxygenating due to respiratory or other disease …

As blood oxygenation decreases (hypoxemia), mammals mount cardiorespiratory
responses, increasing oxygen to vital organs. The carotid bodies are the primary oxygen …

The diaphragm is the primary muscle of respiration, and its weakness can lead to respiratory
failure. Diaphragmatic palsy can be caused by various causes. Injury to the phrenic nerve …

Phrenic nerve pacing (PNP) is a clinically useful technique to restore inspiratory muscle
function in patients with respiratory failure secondary to cervical spinal cord injury. In this …

Respiratory insufficiency is a leading cause of death due to drug overdose or neuromuscular
disease. We hypothesized that a stimulation paradigm using temporal interference (TI) could …

Videos of:(1) extension of the digits in response to stimulation of the plantar surface in a dog
following severe SCI;(2) 5-year-old male neutered paraplegic Dachshund showing evidence …

The phrenic neuromuscular system consists of the phrenic motor nucleus in the mid-cervical
spinal cord, the phrenic nerve, and the diaphragm muscle. This motor system helps sustain …

Objective. Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord has potential applications following spinal
cord injury for reanimating paralysed limbs and promoting neuroplastic changes that may …