복부 기능적전기자극이 목척수손상환자의 최대기침유량과 노력성폐활량에 미치는 효과

• Published in: Journal of the Korean Society of Integrative Medicine Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 85 - 93
• Main Authors: 안혜인, 고영범, 윤선화, 차수환, 전용진, An, Hyein, Ko, Youngbum, Youn, Sunhwa, Cha, Suhwan, Jeon, Yongjin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한통합의학회 01.06.2019
• Subjects: 예방의학; functional electrical stimulation; peak cough flow; cervical spinal cord injury; forced vital capacity
• ISSN: 2288-1174; 2383-9651

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of abdominal functional electrical stimulation on peak cough flow and forced vital capacity in patients with cervical spinal cord injury. Methods : The study examined 20 patients with cervical spinal cord injury. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups. All subjects performed conservative physical therapy for 30 minutes. The experimental group also underwent abdominal functional electrical stimulation for at least 20 minutes per day. Abdominal functional electrical stimulation was applied to the rectus abdominis muscle twice each day, three times a week, for four weeks. In all subjects, the peak cough flow was measured using a peak flow meter and forced vital capacity was assessed using a spirometer. Results : The experimental group showed a significant increase in peak cough flow and forced vital capacity in pre-post measurements (p<.05), while the control group showed a significant increase only in peak cough flow. Conclusion : These findings suggest that conservative physical therapy in combination with the abdominal functional electrical stimulation can improve peak cough flow and forced vital capacity in patients with cervical spinal cord injury.