Table 4.

Multidisciplinary treatment approaches for patients after SCI

Timing	Intervention	Literature/Evidence
Early interventions	Secretion management (hypersalivation vs. dry mouth)	[99–101]
	Tracheostomy manipulation for swallow therapy	[102]
Rehabilitation	Treating the neurological impairments—swallow exercises	[82, 103]
	Ear Nose Throat surgeries, e.g., vocal fold augmentation	[104–106]
	Respiratory therapies incl. EMST	[31, 107, 108]
	Cough therapies	[109]
	Emerging Therapies
	Respiratory Muscle Training	[110]
	Abdominal functional electrical stimulation	[111]
	Acute Intermittent Hypoxia	[112]