Common procedures used to evaluate the respiratory muscles are maximum inspiratory pressure and maximum expiratory pressure. However, there is little consensus concerning these methods. Measurement of ...

Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) is associated with leg muscle strength in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but not with walking distance or symptoms exhibited by the same ...

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) provides significant benefits to patients with advanced multiple sclerosis (MS), and those benefits are retained 8 weeks after cessation of training, according to a ...

This study suggests that the diaphragm may fare differently from other muscles in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). People with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) may benefit from respiratory training, ...

China: A novel ultrasound-based indicator, the diaphragm contraction pressure index (DCPI), may significantly improve the ...

Objective: To examine whether inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is a useful additional technique with which to augment cardiovascular exercise training adaptations. Methods: 16 healthy untrained males ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Participants who underwent respiratory muscle training for 5 weeks had sustained, improved results after not ...

1 Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK 2 Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan ...