Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pulmonology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2008 • April 1, 2008
This study assessed relationships between clinical factors and longitudinal change in FEV1 and FVC in chronic SCI. After adjusting for stature and age, significant determinants of longitudinal decline ...
KEY FINDING: Longitudinal change in FEV1 and FVC was not directly related to level and severity of SCI.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2008 • January 1, 2008
This case study evaluates noninvasive stimulation modalities to augment cough and assist tracheostomy decannulation in high-level tetraplegia. Anterior surface electrical stimulation (SES) of the abdo...
KEY FINDING: Anterior SES increased maximal expiratory pressure (80%), maximal expiratory cough pressure (67%), and peak expiratory flow rate (11%).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2012 • May 1, 2012
This case series presents the successful decannulation of four ventilator-dependent patients with high-level spinal cord injuries who initially had no ventilator-free breathing ability. The study emph...
KEY FINDING: Patients with high-level spinal cord injuries and no ventilator-free breathing ability can be successfully decannulated using specific criteria and managed with noninvasive ventilation.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2008 • January 1, 2008
Based on the current literature, there is insufficient evidence to strongly support either exercise training or IMT as a means to improve pulmonary function or ventilatory responses in individuals wit...
KEY FINDING: There is level 2 evidence supporting exercise training as an intervention to improve respiratory strength and endurance.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2009 • May 1, 2009
This study evaluated the use of lower thoracic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) to restore cough function in patients with tetraplegia. The researchers hypothesized that SCS would activate expiratory mus...
KEY FINDING: Lower thoracic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) can effectively activate expiratory muscles in individuals with tetraplegia.
Yonsei Med J, 2010 • May 1, 2010
This study investigated the correlation between respiratory muscle strength and cough capacity in patients with respiratory muscle weakness, specifically those with ALS, cervical SCI, and DMD. The res...
KEY FINDING: In SCI patients, FVC was significantly higher in the supine position compared to the sitting position.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2010 • October 1, 2010
This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of physiotherapy secretion removal techniques in people with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The review found limited evidence supporting the use of...
KEY FINDING: Evidence supporting secretion removal techniques in SCI is limited and mostly of low level. Most articles examined related interventions that improve different components of cough.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2011 • April 1, 2011
This case report investigated the effects of 10 weeks of concurrent pressure-threshold resistance (CPTR) training on the sleep quality of a 38-year-old male with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The...
KEY FINDING: The subject experienced fewer electroencephalographic (EEG) arousals during sleep following the 10-week RMT program.
Yonsei Med J, 2011 • November 1, 2011
This study introduces an artificial external glottic device (AEGD) designed to aid lung insufflation in patients with neuromuscular diseases who have difficulty air stacking due to glottic dysfunction...
KEY FINDING: For 30 patients whose MICs were initially zero, the use of the AEGD allowed measurable lung insufflation capacity (LICA) for all patients.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017 • August 8, 2017
This study investigated the relationship between systemic inflammation and pulmonary function in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The results showed that higher levels of inflammator...
KEY FINDING: Plasma CRP and IL-6 were inversely associated with FEV1 and FVC in individuals with chronic SCI.