High spinal cord injuries (SCIs) lead to permanent functional deficits, including respiratory
dysfunction. Patients living with such conditions often rely on ventilatory assistance to …

Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) results in permanent life-altering sensorimotor deficits,
among which impaired breathing is one of the most devastating and life-threatening. While …

Cervical spinal injury is typically associated with respiratory impairments due to damage to
bulbospinal respiratory pathways and phrenic motoneurons. Magnetic stimulation is a non …

The present study was designed to investigate the rostral-caudal effect of spinal magnetic
stimulation on diaphragmatic motor-evoked potentials after cervical spinal cord injury. The …

It has become widely appreciated that the spinal cord has significant neuroplastic potential,
is not hard-wired, and that with traumatic injury and anatomical plasticity, the networks that …

The study of respiratory plasticity in animal models spans decades. At the bench,
researchers use an array of techniques aimed at harnessing the power of plasticity within …

The diaphragm is a multifunctional muscle that mediates both autonomic and volitional
inspiration. It is critically involved in vocalization, postural stability, and expulsive core–trunk …

Impaired breathing is a devastating result of high cervical spinal cord injuries (SCI) due to
partial or full denervation of phrenic motoneurons, which innervate the diaphragm–a primary …

The present study was designed to evaluate the rostrocaudal and lateral-midline effects of
trans-spinal magnetic stimulation on diaphragmatic motor evoked potential by utilizing a …

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a promising, innovative, and non-
invasive therapy used clinically. Efficacy of rTMS has been demonstrated to ameliorate …