Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on cough capacity and pulmonary function in patients with acute cervical cord injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-36

  Cheng, Pao Tsai ^a   Chen, Chia Ling ^a   Wang, Chin Man ^a   Chung, Chia Ying ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical spinal cord injury; Cough capacity; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Pulmonary complication; Pulmonary function; Randomized controlled trial; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLAVICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG PRESSURE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COUGH; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31744451198     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: 16512081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16501970510043387     Document Type: Article

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