In the past decade there has been a focus on isolated transversus abdominis activation and how it contributes to lumbo-pelvic stability. This rationale has not only influenced the management of chronic low back pain (LBP); it has also been included in exercises for many other pathologies of the lower and upper limb and also for prophylaxis in pain-free subjects.

Introduction Variable levels of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) are widely used during mechanical ventilation or during spontaneous breathing for acute or chronic lung diseases. In this study, respiratory indirect plethysmography (RIP), electromyography (EMG) of the transversus abdominis and scalene muscles and indirect calorimetry are used to achieve an integrated picture of the change...

AMA Zhang Z, Hao D. Effect of transversus abdominis plane block combined with low-dose dexmedetomidine on elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy. Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques/Wideochirurgia i inne techniki małoinwazyjne. 2023. doi:10.5114/wiitm.2023.128713. APA Zhang, Z., & Hao, (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.128713 Chicago Zhanjun, Danning Hao. "Effect...

BACKGROUND To observe intraoperative and postoperative analgesic effect of ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in gastric cancer patients undergoing open gastrectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty patients with gastric cancer underwent open gastrectomy were randomly assigned into groups R and S. All patients received ultrasound-guided subcostal bilateral TAP under...

Martin Eriksson Crommert finished his Physiotherapy degree in 2000 and received his Masters degree in 2001, from Umeå University. After his studies he has been working as a Physiotherapist in primary care. In late 2005 Martin registered as a PhD-student at the School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, and has since combined clinical work with his doctoral studies. His main area ...

Lower thoracic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) results in the generation of large positive airway pressures (Paw) and may be a useful method of restoring cough in patients with spinal cord injury. The purpose of the present study was to assess the mechanical contribution of individual respiratory muscles to pressure generation during SCS. In anesthetized dogs, SCS was applied at different spinal ...

In humans during stimulated ventilation, substantial abdominal muscle activity extends into the following inspiration as postexpiratory expiratory activity (PEEA) and commences again during late inspiration as preexpiratory expiratory activity (PREA). We hypothesized that the timing of PEEA and PREA would be changed systematically by posture. Fine-wire electrodes were inserted into the rectus a...

Background Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a regional anesthetic technique that blocks the abdominal wall neural afferents by introducing local anesthetic into the neurofascial plane between the internal oblique and transverses abdominis muscles. Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of TAP block as a component of a multimodal regimen, in providing postoperative...