Introduction
chronic tetraplegia, cord injury
Breathing is impaired following cervical spinal cord injury. The loss in respiratory muscle strength leads to reduced lung volumes and capacities and the lungs and chest wall become less compliant [Training-induced increases in PGeneralising from findings in healthy able-bodied participants to people with chronic tetraplegia is problematic. Load sensation is normal in people with chronic tetraplegia when perceived magnitudes are plotted against P