Electrical Stimulation of Abdominal Muscles to Produce Cough in Spinal Cord Injury: Effect of Stimulus Intensity

Conclusions. The plateau in expiratory cough flow that was associated with increasing expiratory pressures is indicative of dynamic airway compression. This suggests that the evoked cough will be effective in creating more turbulent airflow to further assist in dislodging mucus and secretions.

Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - March 25, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: McBain, R. A., Boswell-Ruys, C. L., Lee, B. B., Gandevia, S. C., Butler, J. E. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research