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Objective To observe the short-term effect of comprehensive pulmonary exercise on the impaired respiratory function of convalescence patients suffered from cervical spinal cord injury. Methods From November, 2011 to December, 2016, 100 patients with cervical spinal cord injury (C3-C6,ASIA A-D) were randomly divided into control group(n=50)and observation group(n=50).The control group received rou-tine rehabilitation training,and the observation group added comprehensive pulmonary exercise.They were ex-amined with forced vital capacity(FVC),forced expiratory volume in first second(FEV1),maximum expiratory flow rate with remaining 25% vital capacity (MEF25%) and maximum ventilation volume (MVV) before and two months after intervention. Results The FVC,FEV1,MEF25% and MVV improved significantly in the observation group(t>4.110,P<0.001),and the D-value was more in the observation group than in the control group before and after intervention(t>4.390, P<0.001). Conclusion Comprehensive pulmonary exercise has short-term effect on pulmonary function in convalescent patients survived from cervical spinal cord injury.