BACKGROUND: Respiratory complications remain a major cause of mortality among
individuals with spinal-cord injury (SCI). The present study investigated whether respiratory …

BACKGROUND: Secretion removal is a key issue in patients with respiratory diseases, and
is known to be most effective at vibration frequencies of ∼13 Hz and with the greatest …

Study design Retrospective cohort study. Objectives To investigate the effect of training
intensity and -volume on improvements in respiratory muscle strength in individuals with spinal …

Physiotherapists improve movement and function for people who experience challenges from
aging, injury, illness, or the environment. They promote physical, psychological, emotional …

Background Tackling physical inactivity represents a key global public health challenge.
Strategies to increase physical activity (PA) are therefore warranted. Despite the rising …

Study design Retrospective cohort study. Objective To evaluate the clinical implementation
of a respiratory muscle training group during rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord …

Study Design Multicenter, cross-sectional study. Objectives To validate previously developed
respiratory function prediction models for persons with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI) …

Introduction Pneumonia is one of the leading complications and causes of death after a spinal
cord injury (SCI). After a cervical or thoracic lesion, impairment of the respiratory muscles …

… Raab PhD d , Karin Postma PhD e f , David Gobets MD g , Burkhart Huber MD h , Margret …
Further details can be found in the protocol paper of Raab et al, 2020. The reporting of this …

We read with interest the letter by Torres-Castro et al.[1]. This has prompted us to provide our
perspective and experiences from Switzerland. We hope it helps others around the world …