Effects of abdominal binding on cardiorespiratory function in cervical spinal cord injury
Author
West, C.R.
Campbell, I.G.
Shave, Rob
Romer, L.M.
Date
2012Type
Article
ISSN
1569-9048
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We asked whether abdominal binding improves cardiorespiratory function in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). 13 participants with chronic SCI (C5–C7) and 8 able-bodied controls were exposed to varying degrees of elastic abdominal compression (unbound [UB], loose-bound [LB], and tight-bound [TB]) while seated. In SCI, TB increased vital capacity (14%), expiratory flow throughout vital capacity (15%), inspiratory capacity (21%), and maximal expiratory mouth pressure (25%). In contrast, TB reduced residual volume (−34%) and functional residual capacity (−23%). TB increased tidal and twitch transdiaphragmatic pressures (∼45%), primarily by increasing the gastric pressure contributions. TB increased cardiac output (28%), systolic mitral annular velocity (22%), and late-diastolic mitral annular velocity (50%). Selected measures of cardiorespiratory function improved with LB, but the changes were less compared to TB. In able-bodied, changes were inconsistent and always less than in SCI. In conclusion, abdominal-binding improved cardiorespiratory function in low-cervical SCI by optimising operating lung volumes, increasing expiratory flow, enhancing diaphragmatic pressure production, and improving left-ventricular function.
Journal/conference proceeding
Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology
Citation
West, C.R., Campbell, I.G., Shave, R.E. and Romer, L.M. (2012) 'Effects of abdominal binding on cardiorespiratory function in cervical spinal cord injury', Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 180(2), pp.275-282
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