Figure 5.
Airway pressure and sEMG from right pectoralis (RPEC) and right intercostals (RICs), and postural changes during PEmax efforts in an individual with C4 AIS-B SCI without (A) and during spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation (scTS) at T3 and T5 spinal levels (B). Note that scTS-induced activation of the spinal network results in increased maximum airway pressure (53 cm H2O vs. 78 cm H2O) in association with increased sEMG amplitude and active postural changes (neck–trunk angle 126° vs. 147°).