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[Purpose] To analyze the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) applied to the abdominal muscles of patients with COPD. [Subjects] A total of 22 patients in group A, mean age of 68.2 ± 6.4 years and in group B, 71.2 ± 10.1 years. [Methods] Randomized clinical trial. Patients with COPD were randomly an evenly divided into two groups: group A (NMES + conventional therapy) and group B (conventional physiotherapy) and respiratory muscle strength was measured by pressure manometry before and after the end of the experimental protocols. [Results] Maximum inspiratory pressure before and after the intervention of group A was −64 (44–74) cm H2O, respectively, and −68 (56–96) cmH2O, and in group B, −52 (46–92) cm H2O and −60 (50–72) cmH2O. Maximum expiratory pressure of group A was 84 (72–92) cmH2O and 112 (94–120), respectively, and in group B, 76 (60–100) cmH2O and 84 (60–108) cmH2O. [Conclusion] The results indicate that expiratory muscle training with Russian current together with conventional physical therapy during hospitalization improves the respiratory muscle strength of patients with COPD.

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation with Russian Current for Expiratory Muscle Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease