Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pulmonology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
Showing 21-30 of 154 results
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2025 • September 17, 2024
This retrospective case series investigated the use of diaphragm muscle ultrasound to predict ventilator weaning outcomes in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI). The study found that a di...
KEY FINDING: A thickening ratio (TR) of ≥1.2 was the optimal predictor for ventilator weaning outcomes.
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2024 • October 10, 2024
This case study presents a respiratory rehabilitation treatment involving combined oxygen therapy (O2) administered by high flow cannula (HFC) and Venturi mask (VM) in a patient with cervical spinal c...
KEY FINDING: The combined protocol of nighttime oxygen with high flow cannula and daytime Venturi mask improves intensive motor training of patients.
Life, 2024 • November 20, 2024
This study demonstrates that combining scTS with RT offers significant benefits for respiratory rehabilitation in post-COVID-19 patients. The neuromodulatory effects of scTS led to substantial improve...
KEY FINDING: scTS + RT intervention resulted in an average effect size that was twice as large as RT alone.
Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study investigated the correlation between respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity, quality of life, demographics, and co-morbidities in stroke and spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. The...
KEY FINDING: Respiratory muscle strength declines with age in both stroke and SCI patients.
Life, 2024 • December 13, 2024
Respiratory dysfunction following spinal cord injury (SCI) significantly impairs health and quality of life. Noninvasive electrical stimulation modalities, such as spinal cord transcutaneous stimulati...
KEY FINDING: Spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation (scTS) shows promise for respiratory rehabilitation in SCI patients.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This study compared disc (DE) and wire (WE) electrodes for restoring cough via lower thoracic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in SCI subjects. Results showed no significant differences in expiratory mus...
KEY FINDING: Airway pressure (P) and peak airflow (F) achieved with disc electrodes (DE) and wire electrodes (WE) were not significantly different.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This pilot study investigated the effects of combining inspiratory muscle training (IMT) with a community exercise program (Spinal Mobility X class) on individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The s...
KEY FINDING: Participants showed improvements in the transfer test (mean = −14.62 s), indicating better efficiency in moving between surfaces.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This study investigated the association between high tidal volume ventilation (HVtV) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found...
KEY FINDING: HVtV was associated with a 1.96 relative risk of VAP development (95% credible interval 1.55–2.17) on Bayesian analysis.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2020
This prospective study evaluated a surgical algorithm for ventilator weaning in ten patients with cervical tetraplegia, incorporating diaphragm pacing, phrenic nerve reconstruction, and diaphragm musc...
KEY FINDING: Patients who underwent pacemaker implantation alone or combined with phrenic nerve reconstruction showed promising results in ventilator weaning.
Asian Spine J, 2021 • December 1, 2021
The technical note presents a case of a 30-year-old male with posttraumatic tetraplegia and ventilator dependence following a C1–C2 spinal cord injury. Bilateral phrenic nerve stimulator electrodes we...
KEY FINDING: Diaphragm pacing with phrenic nerve stimulation facilitated weaning from mechanical ventilation and spontaneous ventilator-free breathing at 20 weeks post-implantation.