ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2016
Respiratory Training Improves Blood Pressure Regulation in Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.
Article in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.
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The trial behind it
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Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) on Breathing, Balance, and Blood Pressure Maintenance in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation on Blood Pressure Regulation in Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Community exercise for individuals with spinal cord injury with inspiratory muscle training: A pilot study.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2021Trial
- Effects of Respiratory Training on Heart Rate Variability and Baroreflex Sensitivity in Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- Clinical management of complications after chronic spinal cord injury: a review of recent advances.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Exercise and Autonomic Cardiovascular Function-Insights From Spinal Cord-Injured Humans: A Narrative Review.Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- Evaluation and management of autonomic functions in patients with spinal cord injury: A scoping review.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Article
- The effect of abdominal functional electrical stimulation on blood pressure in people with high level spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2025Article
- Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training on Baroreflex Sensitivity, Respiratory Function, and Serum Oxidative Stress in Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Impact of Activity-Based Therapy on Respiratory Outcomes in a Medically Complex Child.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Respiratory Training and Plasticity After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2021Review
- A Transfer Entropy Approach for the Assessment of the Impact of Inspiratory Muscle Training on the Cardiorespiratory Coupling of Amateur Cyclists.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- Selective Antagonism of A1 Adenosinergic Receptors Strengthens the Neuromodulation of the Sensorimotor Network During Epidural Spinal Stimulation.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2020Article
- Supporting the need for community exercise programs: a case study.Spinal cord series and cases · 2019Article
- Response to Letter to the Editor regarding "Effects of respiratory training on heart rate variability and baroreflex sensitivity in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury".Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Normalization of Blood Pressure With Spinal Cord Epidural Stimulation After Severe Spinal Cord Injury.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2018Article
- Orthostatic Intolerance in Older Persons: Etiology and Countermeasures.Frontiers in physiology · 2017Review
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effects of respiratory motor training (RMT) on pulmonary function and orthostatic stress-mediated cardiovascular and autonomic responses in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).
designBefore-after intervention case-controlled clinical study.
settingSCI research center and outpatient rehabilitation unit.
participantsA sample of (N=21) individuals with chronic SCI ranging from C3 to T2 diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension (OH) (n=11) and healthy, noninjured controls (n=10).
interventionsA total of 21±2 sessions of pressure threshold inspiratory-expiratory RMT performed 5d/wk during a 1-month period.
main outcome measuresStandard pulmonary function test: forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in one second, maximal inspiratory pressure, maximal expiratory pressure, beat-to-beat arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate were acquired during the orthostatic sit-up stress test before and after the RMT program.
resultsCompletion of RMT intervention abolished OH in 7 of 11 individuals. Forced vital capacity, low-frequency component of power spectral density of blood pressure and heart rate oscillations, baroreflex effectiveness, and cross-correlations between blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate during the orthostatic challenge were significantly improved, approaching levels observed in noninjured individuals. These findings indicate increased sympathetic activation and baroreflex effectiveness in association with improved respiratory-cardiovascular interactions in response to the sudden decrease in blood pressure.
conclusionsRespiratory training increases respiratory capacity and improves orthostatic stress-mediated respiratory, cardiovascular, and autonomic responses, suggesting that this intervention can be an efficacious therapy for managing OH after SCI.
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