Acute effects of glossopharyngeal insufflation in people with cervical spinal cord injury.
Malin Nygren-BonnierTomas A SchifferPeter LindholmPublished in: The journal of spinal cord medicine (2017)
There was a difference between the groups in the increase in TLC; VC; Paw, HR and in the decrease in MAP with GI, however MAP, HR and Paw responded in similar way in both groups in a sitting as well as a supine position. If performed correctly, the risks of GI resulting in clinically significant hemodynamic changes is low, although syncope may still occur.