2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Cough assist for bed-ridden elderly using neuromuscular electrical stimulation ‐A preliminary study with healthy subjects -

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23650354
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research Institution	Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Science
Principal Investigator	IHASHI Kouji 山形県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (40160014)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	TAKAHASHI Toshiaki 山形県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (50464508) NAGASE Tokiko 山形県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 助教 (10404865)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	咳嗽補助 / 電気刺激
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine effects of electromyography (EMG) induced neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on cough strength. The subjects were 13 male healthy adults. Cough peak follow (PCF) was measured at 3 lung volumes with EMG NMES, manual NMES, or without NMES, also NMES were given to the recuts abdominis or lateral abdominal muscles. PCF with EMG NMES and manual NMES at 50% inspiratory reserve volume to lateral abdominal muscles were significantly higher than the without NMES. There was no significant deference between EMG NMES and manual NMES.