This review provides a comprehensive overview of the clinical uses of neuromuscular
electrical stimulation (NMES) for functional and therapeutic applications in subjects with …

Repair of the injured spinal cord by regeneration therapy remains an elusive goal. In
contrast, progress in medical care and rehabilitation has resulted in improved health and …

Respiratory dysfunction is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in spinal cord injury
(SCI), which causes impairment of respiratory muscles, reduced vital capacity, ineffective …

Structural discontinuity in the spinal cord after injury results in a disruption in the impulse
conduction resulting in loss of various bodily functions depending upon the level of injury …

Injury to the cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord disrupts function of inspiratory and
expiratory muscles, as reflected by reduction in spirometric and lung volume parameters and …

Background Diaphragm movement is essential for adequate ventilation, and when the
diaphragm is adversely affected patients face lifelong positive-pressure mechanical …

BACKGROUND Ventilator-dependent spinal cord–injured (SCI) patients require significant
resources related to ventilator dependence. Diaphragm pacing (DP) has been shown to …

The diaphragm is a chief muscle of inspiration. Its paralysis can lead to dyspnea and can
affect ventilatory function. Diaphragmatic paralysis can be unilateral or bilateral. The clinical …

Diaphragm pacing (DP) is an orphan surgical procedure that may be proposed in strictly
selected ventilator-dependent patients to get an active diaphragm contraction. The goal is to …

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