title: Exhaler class: a multidisciplinary program for high quadriplegic patients.
abstract: The Exhaler Class at Craig Hospital was developed to meet the physical, psychosocial, and educational needs of high quadriplegic patients. The class uses a multidisciplinary approach and includes exercise and educational sessions. To date, a total of 56 patients have participated in the 6-week program, and those surveyed rated the sessions as good both in content and presentation. An average increase in vital capacity of 0.5 L was observed in 20 patients surveyed.
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D012648:Self Care; D013070:Speech Therapy