Electromyographical evidence for exercise-induced diaphragm fatigue in patients with chronic cervical cord injury or prior poliomyelitis infection

Spinal Cord

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 594-601

  Sinderby, Christer ^a,c,d   Weinberg, Jan ^a   Sullivan, Lars ^a   Lindslröm, Lars ^b   Grassino, Alex ^c,d  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diaphragm fatigue; Electromyography; Respiratory muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0029908818     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.106     Document Type: Article

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