. ▁If ▁the ▁N LI ▁is ▁such ▁that ▁it ▁affect s ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁vent il atory ▁mus cles , ▁more ▁emphas is ▁will ▁then ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁mus cles ▁with ▁int act ▁function . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁inter cost al ▁mus cles ▁receive ▁their ▁inner v ation ▁from ▁T 1 – T 1 1 , ▁and ▁if ▁any ▁are ▁dam aged , ▁more ▁emphas is ▁will ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁una ffect ed ▁mus cles ▁which ▁are ▁inner v ated ▁from ▁higher ▁levels ▁of ▁the ▁C NS . ▁ ▁As ▁S CI ▁patients ▁suffer ▁from ▁reduced ▁total ▁lung ▁capacity ▁and ▁tid al ▁volume ▁ ▁it ▁is ▁pert inent ▁that ▁physical ▁ther ap ists ▁teach ▁S CI ▁patients ▁access ory ▁breath ing ▁techniques ▁( e . g . ▁ap ical ▁breath ing , ▁gl oss oph ary n ge al ▁breath ing , ▁etc .) ▁that ▁typically ▁are ▁not ▁taught ▁to ▁health y ▁individuals . ▁ ▁Function al ▁elect rical ▁stim ulation ▁▁ ▁Phys ical ▁ther ap ists ▁can ▁assist ▁imm obil ized ▁patients ▁with ▁effective ▁c ough ▁techniques , ▁secret ion ▁clear ance , ▁stretch ing ▁of ▁the ▁thor ac ic ▁wall , ▁and ▁suggest ▁ab dom inal ▁support ▁bel ts ▁when ▁necessary . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁time ▁a ▁patient ▁is ▁imm obil ized ▁may ▁depend ▁on ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁injury . ▁Phys ical ▁ther ap ists ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁patient ▁to ▁prevent ▁any ▁comp lications ▁that ▁may ▁arise ▁due ▁to ▁this ▁imm obil