The Effect of the Resistance Respiratory Muscle Exercise with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Respiratory Muscle Tone and Pulmonary Function of Chronic Stroke Patients

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the resistance respiratory muscle exercise with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on the respiratory muscle tone and pulmonary function of stroke patients. METHODS: Twenty stroke patients were divided into the TENS group (n = 7), placebo TENS group (n = 7), and control group (n = 6), and each intervention was performed on the three groups 5 times a week for 4 weeks. The assessment was carried out by measuring changes in the muscle tone of the †Corresponding Author : Kyun-Hee Cho