Title :
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of abdominal muscles-influence of pulmonary mechanics and ventilation
Author :
U. Stanic;F. Kandare;R. Jaeger;J. Sorli
Author_Institution :
Inst. Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract :
The effects of functional electrical stimulation (FES) of abdominal muscles on pulmonary ventilation and mechanics of breathing were studied in 3 neurologically intact male subjects and 5 patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) levels between C4-C7. Pulmonary ventilation was augmented in both groups predominantly due to the increase in tidal volume. The chest wall motion in SCI patients during quiet breathing is changed and during FES it is partly normalized. The changes in chest mechanics are probably due to lesser effectiveness of FES in SCI patients.
Keywords :
"Neuromuscular stimulation","Abdomen","Muscles","Ventilation","Lungs","Spinal cord injury","Testing","Respiratory system","Electrodes","Volume measurement"
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3811-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.657022
