Episode 82 Dr. Tommy Sutor

This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Tommy Sutor who is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. We talked about respiratory strength training for people living with SCI, what drew Dr. Sutor to working with and studying spinal cord injuries, and the future of rehabilitation for people who suffer an SCI. Check out Dr. Sutor at the links below and please listen, like, share, rate, and review the podcast. We are just trying to cure paralysis!!

Please note that Dr. Sutor is not affiliated with any of the breathing products below.

Dr. Tommy Sutor:
IG: @sutortommy

FB: https://www.facebook.com/tommy.sutor

Breathing Devices:

Powerbreathe has a whole line of basic to advanced devices, all of them strengthen inhalation only:

https://www.powerbreathe.com/

 

 

The EMST150 is a device that strengthens exhalation only:

https://emst150.com/

 

PN Medical makes a device called The Breather, which strengthens both inhalation and exhalation. There are 2 different models of the Breather. One is for clinical populations, and the "Breather Fit" is for more advanced athletes. 

https://www.pnmedical.com/start/

 

Airofit - They have a basic version that just resists breathing, and then a more expensive version that has some fancy electronics that allow it to integrate with a smartphone app for more customized training:

https://www.airofit.com/