Table 1. Descriptive data for the seven participants.

Subject number	Sex	Age (years)	Mechanism of SCI	Level of SCI	Relevant PMH	Days post-SCIa	Number of IMT sessions	Duration of IMT (days)
1	M	30	MBA	T6	Nil	5	3	5
2	M	62	Fall	C4	HT, anxiety	17	7	11
3	M	28	MVA	C7 R, T1 L	Nil	12	8	13
4	M	28	Diving	C6	Limb fractures	9	10	17
5	M	22	MBA	T4	Nil	10	7	10
6	M	23	Kite surfing	C6	Scheurmann’s disease	11	11	15
7	M	42	MVA	C6	Nil	7	4	4

C, cervical; HT, hypertension; IMT, inspiratory muscle training; L, left; M, male; MBA, motor bike accident; MVA, motor vehicle accident; PMH, past medical history; R, right; SCI, spinal cord injury; T, thoracic.

^aDays from SCI to first session of IMT.