AIM: The aim of this study was to examine the changes of maximal inspiratory mouth pressure (PImax) during a 400-m front crawl swimming trial. METHODS: Eleven well-trained competitive swimmers (age: 17.6+/-0.8 years, mean+/-SE) performed a 400-m fron

Measurement of respiratory muscle strength is useful in order to detect respiratory muscle weakness and to quantify its severity. In patients with severe respiratory muscle weakness, vital capacity is reduced but is a non-specific and relatively insensitive measure. Conventionally, inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength has been assessed by maximal inspiratory and expiratory mouth pressures sustained for 1 s (PImax and PEmax) during maximal static manoeuvre against a closed shutter. However, PImax and PEmax are volitional tests, and are poorly reproducible with an average coefficient of variation of 25%. The sniff manoeuvre is natural and probably easier to perform. Sniff pressure, and sniff transdiaphragmatic pressure are more reproducible and useful measure of diaphragmatic strength. Nevertheless, the sniff manoeuvre is also volition-dependent, and submaximal efforts are most likely to occur in patients who are ill or breathless. Non-volitional tests include measurements of twitch ...

The aims of this study were to determine whether caffeine administration increased respiratory muscle function and if this was associated with lung function improvement in prematurely born infants bei

Respiratory muscle function is critical for maintaining effective alveolar ventilation, and airway secretions clearance. The reduction in respiratory muscle function might lead to chronic respiratory insufficiency, and potentially to life-threatening problems. Respiratory muscle function and the impacts of various treatments regimens have not been investigated longitudinally in patients with advanced lung cancer patients.. The purposes for the 1st phase of this study are to exam longitudinal changes and the impact of various treatments on the respiratory muscle function, and the relations with dyspnea, functional capacity, quality of life, 6- and 12-month respiratory morbidity, and survival status (control group). The 2nd phase of this study will investigate the potential beneficial effects of chest physiotherapy in the same patient population (intervention group).. Methods: 102 patients with advanced lung cancer per group will be recruited from the National Taiwan University Hospital. ...

Most inspiratory muscle training (IMT) interventions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been implemented as fully supervised daily training for 30 minutes with controlled training loads using mechanical threshold loading (MTL) devices. Recently, an electronic tapered flow resistive loading (TFRL) device was introduced that has a different loading profile and stores training data during IMT sessions. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of a brief, largely unsupervised IMT protocol conducted using either traditional MTL or TFRL on inspiratory muscle function in patients with COPD. Twenty patients with inspiratory muscle weakness who were clinically stable and participating in a pulmonary rehabilitation program were randomly allocated to perform 8 weeks of either MTL IMT or TFRL IMT. Participants performed 2 daily home-based IMT sessions of 30 breaths (3-5 minutes per session) at the highest tolerable intensity, supported by twice-weekly supervised ...

Most patients are readily liberated from mechanical ventilation (MV) support, however, 10% - 15% of patients experience failure to wean (FTW). FTW patients account for approximately 40% of all MV days and have significantly worse clinical outcomes. MV induced inspiratory muscle weakness has been implicated as a contributor to FTW and recent work has documented inspiratory muscle weakness in humans supported with MV. We conducted a single center, single-blind, randomized controlled trial to test whether inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) would improve weaning outcome in FTW patients. Of 129 patients evaluated for participation, 69 were enrolled and studied. 35 subjects were randomly assigned to the IMST condition and 34 to the SHAM treatment. IMST was performed with a threshold inspiratory device, set at the highest pressure tolerated and progressed daily. SHAM training provided a constant, low inspiratory pressure load. Subjects completed 4 sets of 6-10 training breaths, 5 days per week.

Purpose: It has been suggested that patients with inspiratory muscle weakness could benefit from specific inspiratory muscle training (IMT). We aimed to examine the frequency of patients with inspiratory muscle weakness in a Danish hospital-based outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program, and to evaluate the association between inspiratory muscle strength and peripheral muscle strength and walking capacity. Methods: Maximal Inspiratory Pressure (MIP) was assessed in 97 patients with COPD (39 men, 58 women, mean age years 70 ± 9, forced expiratory volume in 1 s ((FEV1) = 35 ± 10% pred.). The impact of MIP on knee-extension strength, walking distance, and symptom burden was evaluated using multiple linear regression analyses. Results: The MIP of the patients with COPD was 63 (95% CI 59; 67) cmH2O and it was significantly reduced compared to gender and age-matched reference values 76 (95% CI 73; 79) cmH2O (p , 0.001). Seven patients (7.2%) were under the lower limit of normal. MIP was ...

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The aim of this study is to better discriminate respiratory muscle dysfunction by comparing the measurements of thoracoabdominal motion obtained by an optoelectronic recording and the conventional tests of respiratory muscle strength. The final objective is to better select in the future the patients who need more specific assessment of diaphragmatic function like maximal transdiaphragmatic pressure measurement and phrenic nerve stimulation ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Body mass index is negatively correlated with respiratory muscle weakness and interleukin-6 production after coronary artery bypass grafting. AU - Iida, Yuki. AU - Yamada, Sumio. AU - Nishida, Osamu. AU - Nakamura, Tomoyuki. PY - 2010/3. Y1 - 2010/3. N2 - Purpose: The present study was performed to clarify the relationships between body mass index (BMI), interleukin-6 (IL-6) production, and respiratory muscle weakness in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Materials and Methods: The correlations among BMI, changes in maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure (ΔMIP, ΔMEP) on postoperative days (POD) 1 and 7, postoperative IL-6, and rapid turnover proteins (retinol-binding protein, prealbumin, and transferrin) on POD1 were assessed in 154 consecutive patients undergoing elective CABG. The patients were divided into quartiles of BMI, Q1 (BMI, ,20.8 kg/m2) to Q4 (BMI, ≥25.25 kg/m2), and compared among groups. Results: There were significant correlations ...

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2004), 59(1), 51-5. As for other skeletal muscles, ventilatory muscle performance can be described in terms of strength and endurance. Ventilatory muscle strength is measured, for example, as the maximum inspiratory and ... [more ▼]. As for other skeletal muscles, ventilatory muscle performance can be described in terms of strength and endurance. Ventilatory muscle strength is measured, for example, as the maximum inspiratory and expiratory mouth pressures. It is now a routine procedure in many pulmonary function laboratories. Measurements of ventilatory muscle endurance are more difficult but two general types of tests are used: maximum voluntary ventilation and inspiratory threshold loading. [less ▲]. Detailed reference viewed: 19 (1 ULiège) ...

Respiratory muscle strength can be assessed by measuring the maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP or PImax), and the maximal expiratory pressure (MEP or PEmax). The MIP reflects the strength of the diaphragm and other inspiratory muscles, while the MEP

The majority of my work has been directed at evaluating respiratory muscle function in health and disease. My initial research in this area focused on evaluating determinants of respiratory muscle endurance in healthy individuals. Among my significant contributions in this area were the findings that mean inspiratory flow rate, operational lung volume, and muscle energetics were key determinants of inspiratory muscle endurance. By extending these observations to patients with tetraplegia, Parkinsons Disease, diaphragm paralysis, and flail chest, we obtained a better understanding of respiratory muscle dysfunction in patients with varied diseases of the chest wall. While completing the above studies, it became apparent that the tools available to assess respiratory muscle function were limited due to their invasive nature. Consequently I became interested in developing ultrasound as a non-invasive tool to assess diaphragm function. After determining that diaphragm thickness could be accurately ...

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The functional outcomes of respiratory muscle loading by chemical (e.g. hypercapnia), mechanical (i.e. external mechanical loading) or ventilatory (e.g. exercise) factors can be either positive, such as through an increase in pressure-generating capacity of the inspiratory muscles or detrimental, such as by fatigue. Neurophysiological responses to respiratory muscle loading can occur at one or more points along the pathway from motor cortex to muscle. This paper describes the respiratory pump and upper airway motoneuron responses to the imposition of acute loads including processes of pre-activation, respiratory reflexes, potentiation and fatigue. It also considers changes suggestive of adaptation to chronic loading either from specific respiratory muscle training programs or as part of disease processes such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or obstructive sleep apnoea.. ...

The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the impairment in respiratory muscle strength in patients with PH have not yet been investigated conclusively. On the basis of observations mainly derived from chronic left heart failure, several mechanisms accounting for a reduction in respiratory muscle strength have been suggested. Structural skeletal muscle abnormalities and abnormal expression of myosin isoforms, highly suggestive of fibre type transformation predominantly pronounced in the diaphragm of patients with chronic left heart failure, have been reported [29]. Furthermore, fibre type changes associated with a myopathic pattern [30], cross-sectional muscle fibre reduction [31] and fast-to-slow transformations of myosin and regulatory proteins [32,33] in the diaphragm have also been reported. In addition, besides an intracellular calcium regulation disorder in the diaphragms of patients with chronic left heart failure [34], the occurrence of a depressed oxidative capacity ...

Polymyositis is a rare medical disorder complicating pregnancy. Ventilatory muscle weakness leading to respiratory failure is an uncommon manifestation of this autoimmune disease. We report a case of life-threatening hypercapnic respiratory failure due to polymyositis-related respiratory muscle weakness in a pregnant woman. A 31-year-old, African woman in her second trimester of pregnancy presented to the emergency department with fever, shortness of breath and muscle weakness. Initial investigations excluded pulmonary infection, thromboembolism, and cardiac dysfunction as the underlying cause of her symptoms. She developed deterioration in her level of consciousness due to carbon dioxide narcosis requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Further workup revealed markedly elevated serum creatine kinase, abnormal electromyography and edema of her thigh muscles on magnetic resonance imaging. Diagnosis of polymyositis was confirmed by muscle biopsy. After receiving pulse steroid, intravenous

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Backgrounds: Respiratory muscle strength is recognized to be impaired in patients with COPD, while its severity in Chinese COPD patients and the related factors remains unclear. Twitch mouth pressure (TwPM) responded to cervical magnetic stimulation is a non-volitional technique to measure respiratory muscle strength. Thus, the present study was aimed to quantify the severity of respiratory muscle weakness at different stages of COPD, and to investigate the potential factors related to TwPM in COPD.. Methods: Seventy-five patients with COPD and sixty-three age-matched controls participated in the study. Pulmonary function was tested for each participant. Respiratory muscle strength was assessed with measurement of both TwPM and non-volitional static mouth pressures. A score of physical activity (PA score) was obtained using an adapted physical activity questionnaire for the elderly, and nutritional status was evaluated with a multiple-nutritional index. Multiple regression models were developed ...

Methods. Ninteen well-trained rowers were divided into two groups: IMT (T) and control (C). The T group, in addition to their daily rowing practice, performed IMT by means of a threshold inspiratory muscle trainer for ~0.5h·d-1, 5 times a week for 6 weeks. The C group participated only in their regular daily rowing training. Prior to the initiation and at the completion of the 6-week IMT program, both groups underwent an incremental treadmill run test to determine V.O2max. Maximum inspiratory mouth pressure (PImax) was measured at rest and following the V.O2max test. On a separate occasion, rowing performance was evaluated by a 2 000 m all-out effort on a rowing ergometer. Dyspnea sensation was assessed by a modified Borg scale and Lmax was measured by an enzymatic method ...

The present study therefore aims to investigate the pathophysiology of respiratory muscle dysfunction in patients with optimally treated, stable HFrEF by means of multi-modal respiratory and skeletal muscle strength testing (including diaphragm ultrasound, magnetic phrenic nerve Stimulation with assessment of transdiaphragmatic pressures and transdiaphragmatic pressures after a comprehensive set of voluntary tests). That said answers can be given (1) to the question whether respiratory muscle dysfunction contributes to the sensation of breathlesness and/or exercise intolerance independent from left ventricular function in HF. (2) to the question what the natural time course of respiratory muscle dysfunction in these patients looks like ...

Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) can prevent critical illness polyneuromyopathy (CIPNM), according to Greek researchers. CIPNM is an acquired limb and respiratory muscle weakness that is a common and serious problem among intensive care unit patients, and can result in prolonged ICU and hospital stay. EMS can also shorten the duration of weaning from mechanical ventilation and the length of ICU stay.. The study was presented at the ATS 2010 International Conference in New Orleans.. CIPNM is a very common complication of critical illness and ICU stay affecting approximately one-quarter of ICU patients and is characterized by profound muscle weakness or even paralysis. No preventive tool has been reported so far for critical illness polyneuromyopathy, said Serafim Nanas, M.D., associate professor at the National and Kapodistiran University of Athens, First Critical Care Medicine Department, and the principal investigator of the study. ICU patients undergo long periods of immobilization due ...

Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) can prevent critical illness polyneuromyopathy (CIPNM), according to Greek researchers. CIPNM is an acquired limb and respiratory muscle weakness that is a common and serious problem among intensive care unit patients, and can result in prolonged ICU and hospital stay. EMS can also shorten the duration of weaning from mechanical ventilation and the length of ICU stay.

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Pulmonary hyperinflation is commonly divided into static and dynamic in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The former can be directly attributed to the emphysema-related reduction in lung elasticity, leading to a larger volume at which lung and chest wall recoil pressures are balanced. As a consequence, both total lung capacity and functional residual capacity increase above their normal levels. Conversely, dynamic hyperinflation (DH) is caused by expiratory airflow limitation, air trapping and auto-positive end-expiratory pressure. This further increases functional residual capacity.. Extensive literature has accumulated on the objective and subjective manifestations and sequelae of pulmonary hyperinflation in COPD, including effects on respiratory muscle function, ventilation, work of breathing, exercise tolerance, cardiovascular function, dyspnoea and health status. The purpose of the articles in this issue of the European Respiratory Review is to summarise some of ...

Assessment of maximum respiratory pressures is a common practice in intensive care because it can predict the success of weaning from ventilation. However, the reliability of measurements through an intubation catheter has not been compared with standard measurements. The aim of this study was to compare maximum respiratory pressures measured through an intubation catheter with the same measurements using a standard mouthpiece in extubated patients. A prospective observational study was carried out in adults who had been under ventilation for at least 24 h and for whom extubation was planned. Maximal respiratory pressure measurements were carried out before and 24 h following extubation. Ninety patients were included in the analyses (median age: 61.5 years, median SAPS2 score: 42.5 and median duration of ventilation: 7 days). Maximum respiratory pressures measured through the intubation catheter were as reliable as measurements through a standard mouthpiece (difference in maximal inspiratory pressure:

Comparison of Pimax and Pemax before and after CPET in the same individuals in relation to oxygen kinetics has not been previously examined. Therefore, in this study, Pimax and Pemax measurements were repeated at 10 minutes into recovery from exercise. In agreement with previous findings, a weak (although statistically significant) correlation, before and after CPET, existed between Pimax and peak V̇o2.17 34 Assuming that the fall in V̇o2 during early recovery from exercise is linear, V̇o2 recovery in patients with CHF was examined in a linear regression model. Our measurements applied to the fast component (alactic phase) of the repayment of the oxygen debt.30 Investigators who studied the repayment of oxygen debt have used single23 35 36 and double exponential equations36 to describe the fall in V̇o2 during the recovery period. It was observed in stable workload protocols that the time constant and half-time (T1/2) derived from it were independent of the work level.35 Recently, Cohen-Solal ...

1. The physiological basis of inspiratory effort sensation remains uncertain. Previous studies have suggested that pleural pressure, rather than inspiratory muscle fatigue, is the principal determinant of inspiratory effort sensation. However, only a limited range of inspiratory flows and breathing patterns have been examined. We suspected that inspiratory effort sensation was related to the inspiratory muscle tension-time index developed whatever the breathing pattern or load, and that this might explain the additional rise in sensation seen with hypercapnia.. 2. To investigate this we measured hypercapnic re-breathing responses in seven normal subjects (six males, age range 21-38 years) with and without an inspiratory resistive load of 10 cm H2O. Pleural and transdiaphragmatic pressures, mouth occlusion pressure and breathing pattern were measured. Diaphragmatic and ribcage tension-time indices were calculated from these data. Inspiratory effort sensation was recorded using a Borg scale at 30s ...

Surface electromyography (sEMG) can be used for the evaluation of respiratory muscle activity. Recording sEMG involves the use of surface electrodes in a bipolar configuration. However, electrocardiographic (ECG) interference and electrode orientation represent considerable drawbacks to bipolar acquisition. As an alternative, concentric ring electrodes (CREs) can be used for sEMG acquisition and offer great potential for the evaluation of respiratory muscle activity due to their enhanced spatial resolution and simple placement protocol, which does not depend on muscle fiber orientation. The aim of this work was to analyze the performance of CREs during respiratory sEMG acquisitions. Respiratory muscle sEMG was applied to the diaphragm and sternocleidomastoid muscles using a bipolar and a CRE configuration. Thirty-two subjects underwent four inspiratory load spontaneous breathing tests which was repeated after interchanging the electrode positions. We calculated parameters such as (1) spectral ...

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a sleep disorder that affects more than 4% of the population and can lead to symptoms from daytime drowsiness to high blood pressure. People with sleep apnoea are often not breathing normally during sleep and may experience periods where the airway closes and they are unable to breathe. In severe sleep apnoea this can occur 50-60 times each hour. That is once each minute. The closure of the upper airway is thought to be due to a number of factors, one of which is that the neural drive to the airway muscles is insufficient in people with sleep apnoea. In our lab, we have made the first extensive recordings from the major muscle of the upper airway, genioglossus. We have shown that the neural drive to this muscle is very complex, more so than any limb muscle. At NeuRA, we have also pioneered new methods to image this muscle using fMRI and ultrasound. We are now planning to look at how changes in muscle architecture and mechanics relate to the neural drive to the muscle ...

Scientific Basis. Decramer and Macklem introduced a method for inferring respiratory muscle action by measuring esophageal and gastric pressures (23) For example, inhalations made with rib cage muscles alone (as in diaphragm paralysis) result in decreases in both esophageal pressure, which is normal, and in gastric pressure, which is not, whereas diaphragmatic inhalations result in increased gastric pressure and a negative swing in Pes (lung inflation) (Figure 5).. Advantages. This technique is useful and informative when esophageal and abdominal pressures are recorded.. ...

Written and conducted by Frédéric Lemaitre, Jérémy B. Coquart, Florence Chavallard, Ingrid Castres, Patrick Mucci, Guillaume Costalat, Didier Chollet. J Sports Sci Med. 2013 Dec; 12(4): 630-638. Published online 2013 Dec 1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3873652/ Abstract While some studies have demons

After cervical spinal cord injury (SCI), the respiratory muscles are partly or completely paralysed. This has two major clinical consequences: a decreased ability to get air into the lungs and a decreased ability to cough and remove secretions. This results in a lifetime of recurrent respiratory tract infections (2/year/person) that often progress to pneumonia with frequent and extended hospital admissions. People with cervical SCI are 150 times more likely to die from respiratory complications than the general population, as many as 28% die within the first year after injury. For those that survive the first year, a cervical SCI has a lifetime cost of $9.5million, a large proportion of which is attributed to respiratory-related complications. A recent longitudinal study of people with cervical SCI showed that respiratory muscle weakness is associated with incidental pneumonia. Respiratory muscle weakness also causes dyspnoea (breathlessness) and sleep-disordered breathing, which is 4-10 times ...

During intensive exercise, the breathing muscles have a significant rising oxygen demand in line with the increase of speed and volume of breathing (hyperpnoea)1. These respiratory muscles are at risk of fatigue, especially during endurance sports. As the breathing rate and volume increase during near maximal exercise, blood flow to the legs is significantly altered1.. The bodys sensitivity to blood carbon dioxide also has an impact on the work of the respiratory muscles during exercise. If your BOLT score is low, you will breathe harder when exercise intensifies. Breathing hard requires a lot of work from the respiratory muscles, and as these muscles become fatigued, blood is diverted from the legs to support breathing9. This redistribution of blood away from the working muscles is called metaboreflex. It makes your legs feel tired, forcing you to slow down or stop. When the respiratory muscles overwork, metabolic by-products like lactic acid collect in the tissues, causing reduced circulation ...

The reduced TLC showed a mild restrictive defect. At the same time the relatively normal DLCO indicates that the restriction is probably not due to interstitial lung disease and more likely either a chest wall or a neuromuscular disorder, both of which can prevent the thorax from expanding completely but where the lung tissue remains normal. The reduced MIP and MEP tends to suggest that a neuromuscular disorder is the more likely of the two. I take this with a grain of salt however, and that is because this individual never had pulmonary function tests before and for this reason there is no way to know what their baseline DLCO was prior to the restriction. At the same time far too many individuals perform the MIP/MEP test poorly and low results are not definitive, and in this case in particular the results are so low the individual should have been in the ER, not the PFT Lab.. The CPET results were somewhat complicated, in that a close inspection showed both pulmonary and cardiovascular ...

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wrist. First bilateral interosseous athrophy with referred muscle hypotrophy of the forearms. Hint of claw-hand deformity on both ... of the true vocal cords present in phonation, valid respiratory space, absence of salivary staunching. The sensitivity is present .... ...

When the scalene muscles are fixed from above, they elevate the first and second ribs to become respiratory muscles for breathing. Acting from below, they bend the spinal column to the same side or, if muscles act on both sides, the spinal column is slightly flexed.. ...

Calling For Breath during your massage is one of the most important elements of getting a massage. Were told from a young age to hold in our gut to help our posture and waistline appearance. Unfortunately, all this does is force us to breathe higher up into our necks and upper chest and places unnecessary strain on secondary respiratory muscles that support our neck and ribcage.. Belly breathing allows us to make use of the primary respiratory muscle, the diaphragm, to bring air into our lungs and tap into vital lung capacity. More oxygen enters our blood stream and secondary respiratory muscles such as the scalenes, sternocleidomastoid (SCM), and intercostals remain within capacity without strain. Bringing our breath down into our bellies helps with digestion; allowing movement within our abdominal cavity massages digestive and other abdominal organs, pumping fresh blood in and waste products out of the tissues. Abdominal breathing or breath work is taught in yoga, voice classes, and ...

Maltais F. Simard A. Simard J et 01. Oxidative capacity of the bdween dyspnea, diaphragm and sternomastoid recruitment during skeletal muscle and lactic acid kinetics during exercise in normal inspiratory resistance breathing in normal subjects. Chest 1990; subjects and in patients with COPO. Am J RespirCdtCore Med 98:298-302. 65. Cohen C, Zagelbaum G, Gross 0 et al. Clinical manifestations of inspiratory muscle fatigue. A m ) Med 1982; 73: 308-16. 66. Martinez F, Montes de Oca M, Whyte R et aJ. Lung inflation hinders rib cage anatomy and respiratory muscle function. All of this results in increased work of breathing, decreased reserve and dyspnoea. In addition, COPD has important associated peripheral muscle dysfunction,which, coupled with the respiratory events, promotes a sedentary lifestyle and ever-increasing functional limitation. Pulmonary rehabilitation reverses many of the consequences of these pathophysiological problems and thereby improves overall outcome with little impacl on ...

Like all other muscles, we can improve our respiratory muscles with stretching and strength training exercises. We even can increase our vital lung capacity, allowing us to inhale more air and thus increase our oxygen intake with each breath.. Being able to inhale more oxygen for each breath brings many benefits. Youll feel more energized, recover faster from injuries and trauma and perform at peak performance. More and more top athletes and other high performance professionals are taking up breath training as at the highest level of competition, more oxygen gives a serious advantage.. Training the respiratory muscles is also invaluable for people that suffer from a condition that reduces your breathing ability, such as COPD, asthma or pneumonia. When your ability to breathe is compromised, your body will not get the amount of oxygen it needs to be fully energized. Strengthening your respiratory muscles and making them more flexible can help minimize the negative impact of illnesses and ...

During rounds with the gung ho doctor, he was very ready to start weaning and pull the tube. I expressed concerns about her not being ready to wean vent settings in preparation of pulling the breathing tube because she was still symptomatic of rhinovirus (which is what got her intubated in the first place) and acting sick. She already works hard to breathe and just couldnt handle the work of being sick on top of the work she was already doing. Respiratory muscle fatigue kept her from ventilating like she should. Also, I expressed concern about the method they were wanting to use to wean her vent settings. They were wanting to wean her peep (the tiny air pockets in the lungs staying at least mildly inflated even when inhaling) relatively quickly and put her in volume support instead of pressure support. Aubree has always pulled pretty great volumes, but struggles with peep because of her chest being restricted. Also, from her previous extubation after surgery, she did not tolerate volume ...

During rounds with the gung ho doctor, he was very ready to start weaning and pull the tube. I expressed concerns about her not being ready to wean vent settings in preparation of pulling the breathing tube because she was still symptomatic of rhinovirus (which is what got her intubated in the first place) and acting sick. She already works hard to breathe and just couldnt handle the work of being sick on top of the work she was already doing. Respiratory muscle fatigue kept her from ventilating like she should. Also, I expressed concern about the method they were wanting to use to wean her vent settings. They were wanting to wean her peep (the tiny air pockets in the lungs staying at least mildly inflated even when inhaling) relatively quickly and put her in volume support instead of pressure support. Aubree has always pulled pretty great volumes, but struggles with peep because of her chest being restricted. Also, from her previous extubation after surgery, she did not tolerate volume ...

The next discussion was with Dr Peter Cho where we discussed some of the physical effects on the body such as breathlessness due to swelling and narrowing of the lung airways and excess mucus in the lung passages. The most intriguing fact we learned in that discussion, in my opinion was the fact that there is permanent damage to the air sacs of the lungs due to scarring from the constant strain from coughing. In the discussion with Dr Alexis Cullen we were stimulated to think about possible relationships between mental health and smoking. For instance, ways in which we could test whether individuals with mental health are more likely to smoke or whether smoking led to and/or worsened mental health. What I found most fascinating was the fact that research needs to be cautious of third factors that could affect the investigation. For example, a third factor could be the socio-economic background of the individuals causing them to either start smoking or affecting their mental health. The final ...

Tytu : Poziom zm czenia mi ni oddechowych podczas p ywania z r n intensywno ci a skuteczno prowadzonej akcji ratowniczej = Respiratory muscle fatigue level during swimming with different intensity and effectiveness of the water rescue / Dybi ska Ewa, Kucia Katarzyna, Bia kowski Tomasz, Pa ka Tomasz, Topa Sylwia ...

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To Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disorder with genetic origin. Pleuritis is most common in FMF. Long-term sequelae of respiratory system havent been described in FMF. We documented pulmonary manifestations in patient with FMF. A 61-year- old woman presented with dyspnea, unilateral chest pain, generalized myalgia and FMF. Physical examination was unremarkable. Radiological data showed left-sided pleuritis, minimal pleural effusion. Pleural effusion resolved spontaneously in one week later but patient had still dyspnea. Pulmonary function tests (PFT) was normal. Further examination detected respiratory muscle weakness and decreased functional capacity. Patient then underwent inspiratory muscle training (IMT) for six weeks. After training, inspiratory muscle strength and functional capacity increased. Perception of dyspnea and fatique decreased. In long-term follow-up, frequency of attacks decreased. To our knowledge, there is no study on respiratory muscle weakness ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cough protects the lungs from aspiration. We investigated whether respiratory muscle training may improve respiratory muscle and cough function, and potentially reduce pneumonia risk in acute stroke. METHODS: We conducted a single-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial in 82 patients with stroke (mean age, 64±14 years; 49 men) within 2 weeks of stroke onset. Participants were masked to treatment allocation and randomized to 4 weeks of daily expiratory (n=27), inspiratory (n=26), or sham training (n=25), using threshold resistance devices. Primary outcome was the change in peak expiratory cough flow of maximal voluntary cough. Intention-to-treat analyses were conducted using ANCOVA, adjusting for baseline prognostic covariates. RESULTS: There were significant improvements in the mean maximal inspiratory (14 cmH2O; P,0.0001) and expiratory (15 cmH2O; P,0.0001) mouth pressure and peak expiratory cough flow of voluntary cough (74 L/min; P=0.0002) between baseline and 28 ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Six-month nocturnal nasal positive pressure ventilation improves respiratory muscle capacity and exercise endurance in patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure. AU - Chiang, Ling Ling. AU - Yu, Chih Teng. AU - Liu, Chien Ying. AU - Lo, Yu Lun. AU - Kuo, Han Pin. AU - Lin, Horng Chyuan. PY - 2006/6. Y1 - 2006/6. N2 - Background/Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the effects of 6 months of nocturnal nasal positive pressure ventilation (NNPPV) on respiratory muscle function and exercise capacity in patients with chronic respiratory failure. Methods: A prospective, randomized, controlled design was used. Twenty-nine patients with chronic respiratory failure were enrolled and allocated to either the NNPPV (n = 14) or control group (n = 15). Patients in the NNPPV group received bi-level positive pressure ventilation via nasal mask for 6 consecutive months. Arterial blood gas, respiratory muscle assessment and 6-minute walk test (6MWT) were performed before and ...

The current body of clinical research work confirms the complex mechanisms that are in place between the respiratory system and the circulatory systems of the human body. This paper attempts to capture that information in a form that addresses the scope of the work and how it applies to the respiratory muscle training uniquely provided by PowerLung products.Twelve (12) sets of muscles are used in breathing. These muscle groups are used for both inhale and exhale. Principles of strength training in the literature show improved co-ordination and efficiency results by training both agonist and antagonist muscle groups. (Sale 1988) Like other sets of muscles, the respiratory muscles can be trained for improvement in strength, endurance or both. (Pardy, et al 1988 ...

We assessed the effects of respiratory muscle training (RMT) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) on vital capacity (VC), maximal static inspiratory (PImax) and expiratory (PEmax) pressures and maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV). Eight patients

BACKGROUND: After stroke, pneumonia is a relevant medical complication that can be precipitated by aspiration of saliva, liquids, or solid food. Swallowing difficulty and aspiration occur in a significant proportion of stroke survivors. Cough, an important mechanism protecting the lungs from inhaled materials, can be impaired in stroke survivors, and the likely cause for this impairment is central weakness of the respiratory musculature. Thus, respiratory muscle training in acute stroke may be useful in the recovery of respiratory muscle and cough function, and may thereby reduce the risk of pneumonia. The present study is a pilot study, aimed at investigating the validity and feasibility of this approach by exploring effect size, safety, and patient acceptability of the intervention. METHODS/DESIGN: Adults with moderate to severe stroke impairment (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score 5 to 25 at the time of admission) are recruited within 2 weeks of stroke onset. ...

U.S., Jan. 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT03021252) titled Respiratory Muscle Training in Stroke Swallowing Disorders on Jan. 10. Brief Summary: Clinical randomized clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of incorporating inspiratory and expiratory muscle training (IEMT) in the rehabilitation of stroke patients with dysphagia in terms of functional outcomes, comorbidities, survival and quality of life. This project also incorporates a longitudinal study to assess the clinical impact of dysphagia on body composition and nutritional status in stroke patients. Study Start Date: March 2017 Study Type: Interventional Condition: Swallowing Disorder Stroke Respiratory Muscle Training Malnutrition Intervention: Device: High intensity IEMT Training load will be the maximum inspiratory / expiratory load defined according to patient tolerance equivalent to 10 maximal repetitions (RM) as 10 consecutive inspirations / expirations (x 5 set), twice a day, ...

Hypertension is a complex chronic condition characterized by elevated arterial blood pressure. Management of hypertension includes non-pharmacologic strategies, which may include techniques that effectively reduce autonomic sympathetic activity. Respiratory exercises improve autonomic control over cardiovascular system and attenuate muscle metaboreflex. Because of these effects, respiratory exercises may be useful to lower blood pressure in subjects with hypertension. This randomized, double-blind clinical trial will test the efficacy of inspiratory muscle training in reducing blood pressure in adults with essential hypertension. Subjects are randomly allocated to intervention or control groups. Intervention consists of inspiratory muscle training loaded with 40 % of maximum inspiratory pressure, readjusted weekly. Control sham intervention consists of unloaded exercises. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures are co-primary endpoint measures assessed with 24 h ambulatory blood pressure ...

Respiratory Muscle Training can improve pulmonary function and performance, and a variety of tests have proven that the PowerLung device can assist in RMT.

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An increased work of breathing during heavy whole body exercise can lead to respiratory muscle fatigue (RMF) and decreased leg blood flow. Heavy exercise also increases inactive limb and cutaneous blood flow. It is not known, however, how RMF affects inactive limb and cutaneous blood flow. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that RMF during heavy exercise would reduce: 1) inactive limb blood flow, 2) inactive limb vascular conductance, and 3) inactive limb cutaneous blood flow. Twelve healthy men (23 ± 2 yrs) completed baseline pulmonary function tests followed by an incremental cycle test to VO[subscript]2[subscript]max. Subjects then cycled at both 70% and 85%VO2max (randomized) for 20 minutes. Subjects performed a second 85%VO[subscript]2[subscript]max test ingesting N-acetylcysteine (NAC) (1800mg), which has been reported to reduce RMF, 45 minutes prior the test. Maximum inspiratory pressures (P[subscript]Imax) were measured prior to and immediately following each exercise trial to ...

It is unknown whether the respiratory muscles contribute to exercise-induced increases in plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentration, if this is related to diaphragm fatigue, and whether inspiratory muscle training (IMT) attenuates the plasma IL-6 response to whole body exercise and/or a volitional mimic of the exercise hyperpnea. Twelve healthy males were divided equally into an IMT or placebo (PLA) group, and before and after a 6-wk intervention they undertook, on separate days, 1 h of 1) passive rest, 2) cycling exercise at estimated maximal lactate steady state power (EX), and 3) volitional hyperpnea at rest, which mimicked the breathing and respiratory muscle recruitment patterns achieved during EX (HYPEX). Plasma IL-6 concentration remained unchanged during passive rest. The plasma IL-6 response to EX was reduced following IMT (main effect of intervention, P = 0.039) but not PLA (P = 0.272). Plasma IL-6 concentration increased during HYPEX (main effect of time, P , 0.01) and was unchanged ...

The plasma concentration of interleukin-6 (IL-6) increases during cycling exercise (EX) (Starkie et al. J. Physiol 2001; 533:585-591) and inspiratory resistive breathing (IRB) (Vassilakopoulos et al. Am. J. Physiol 1999; 277:R1013-R1019). Whether inspiratory muscle training (IMT) can attenuate the magnitude of the IL-6 response to EX and volitional hyperpnoea (VH) rather than IRB is unknown. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that IMT would reduce the IL-6 response to EX and/or VH.. Twelve male participants performed either 6 weeks of pressure-threshold IMT (n=6) or placebo (PLA) training (n=6). Before and after training, participants undertook three 1 hour experimental trials on separate days: (i) passive rest; (ii) EX; and (iii) VH. EX was performed at maximum lactate steady state power. In VH, participants voluntarily mimicked at rest the breathing and respiratory muscle recruitment pattern attained during EX.. IL-6 peaked immediately after EX for both the IMT and PLA groups (6.75 ± 1.6 and ...

Discussion. RMS was improved to a level superior to that witnessed in 50-59 yr females from the same demographic (Watsford et al., 2002), to a level of 30-39 yr females (Neder et al., 1999). An increase in RMS may improve exertional respiratory efficiency, thus impacting on submaximal walking performance. In turn, there may be decreased respiratory muscle blood flow during exercise, accounting for the improvement in oxygen consumption. Improved walking efficiency will have large implications for exercise participation and adherence in this age group, as many tasks undertaken by this age group are within this intensity range. These individuals may have the capacity to perform a greater quantity of exercise following RMT intervention and therefore have the capacity to maintain or improve health to a greater degree. Mobility impairments cause many older individuals to be restricted from performing exercise of moderate to high intensity. When attempting to improve fitness level, elevated intensity ...

This study investigated the effects of inhaled vilanterol/fluticasone furoate on breathing pattern, dyspnoea and respiratory muscle function in patients with

It has been suggested that NIV works by resting chronically fatigued respiratory muscles.53 However, research in this area has been hampered by the absence of good tests of respiratory muscle fatigue and conflicting results have been reported. Small increases in mouth pressure have been cited as evidence of improved capacity though, in the absence of a control group, these may have been due to learning effects and better motivation; other studies54-57 have reported improved daytime arterial blood gas tensions in the absence of changes in the indices of respiratory muscle strength. Shapiro et al 58 studied 184 patients with COPD randomised to receive active or sham negative pressure ventilation at home using a poncho wrap ventilator. They did not show any significant difference between the two groups but compliance with treatment was much less than anticipated. They compared their primary end point, a six minute walking test, with the dose of respiratory muscle rest actually delivered and ...

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) will improve exercise tolerance or performance by delaying the onset of the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex.

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) will improve exercise tolerance or performance by delaying the onset of the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex.

Respiratory muscles dysfunction in patients with COPD could affect the inhalation technique and be one of the causes of ICS and brochodilators inefficacy.. Aim of study: To evaluate efficacy of Budesonide/Formoterol combination in dry powder inhaler (Symbicort, Astra Zeneca) in patients with COPD (stage III) with signs of respiratory muscles dysfunction.. Study population and Methods: 20 patients with COPD III (17 men, mean age 58.9±6.3 yrs), who regularly treated by high doses of any ICS and bronchodilators no less than three month made the study sample. All patients were current smokers and had signs of respiratory muscles dysfunction (PImax ≤60 kPa).. At baseline all patient withdrawn from their COPD therapy and were prescribed Budesonide/Formoterol combination 320/9 mcg BID.. Pulmonary function tests (FEV1, MMLV), PImax, 6MWD and plasma C- reactive protein were evaluated before and 12 months after beginning of the study.. Results: Results are present in Table 1. ...

Alterations to the supply of oxygen during early life presents a profound stressor to physiological systems with aberrant remodeling that is often long-lasting. Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is a feature of apnea of prematurity, chronic lung disease and sleep apnea. CIH affects respiratory control but there is a dearth of information concerning the effects of CIH on respiratory muscles, including the diaphragm - the major pump muscle of breathing. We investigated the effects of exposure to gestational CIH (gCIH) and postnatal CIH (pCIH) on diaphragm muscle function in male and female rats. CIH consisted of exposure in environmental chambers to 90s of hypoxia reaching 5% O2 at nadir, once every 5 min, 8 hrs a day. Exposure to gCIH started within 24 hours of identification of a copulation plug and continued until day 20 of gestation; animals were studied on postnatal day 22 or 42. For pCIH, pups were born in normoxia and within 24h of delivery were exposed with dams to CIH for 3 weeks; animals were

Maximal functional capacity was evaluated with an incremental exercise test, with expired gas analysis, on a treadmill (INBRAMED 10200, Porto Alegre, Brazil), using a ramp protocol, starting at a speed of 2.4 km·h−1and 2% slope, with 20-s increments of speed (0.1 to 0.2 km·h−1) and 60-s increments in slope (0.5% to 1.0%), to reach volitional fatigue at approximately 10 min. Twelve-lead electrocardiographic tracings were obtained every minute (Nihon Khoden Corp., Tokyo, Japan). Blood pressure was measured every 2 min with a standard cuff sphygmomanometer. Metabolic and ventilatory variables were measured during and after exercise by 20-s mean aliquots, by a computer-aided gas analyzer (Total Metabolic Analysis System, TEEM 100, Aero Sport, Ann Arbor, Michigan), previously validated (17). Peak oxygen uptake (V̇o2peak) was considered the highest value of V̇o2calculated in a period of 20 s of exercise. Maximal circulatory power was calculated as the product of V̇o2peak and peak systolic ...

Background: Although the use of Incentive Spirometry (IS) with Deep Breathing Exercise (DBE) is widely used in clinical practice in patients who have ..

To our knowledge, no data have been provided as to whether and to what extent dynamic hyperinflation, through its deleterious effect on inspiratory muscle function, affects the perception of dyspnoea during induced bronchoconstriction in patients with chronic airflow obstruction. We hypothesized that dynamic hyperinflation accounts in part for the variability in dyspnoea during acute bronchoconstriction. We therefore studied 39 consecutive clinically stable patients whose pulmonary function data were as follows (% of predicted value): vital capacity (VC), 97.8% (S.D. 16.0%); functional residual capacity, 105.0% (18.8%); actual forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV1)/VC ratio, 56.1% (6.3%). Perception of dyspnoea using the Borg scale was assessed during a methacholine-induced fall in FEV1. The clinical score and the treatment score, the level of bronchial hyper-responsiveness and the cytological sputum differential count were also assessed. In each patient, the percentage fall in FEV1 and the ...

BACKGROUND--Inspiratory muscle strength is often better reflected by oesophageal pressure during a maximal sniff (sniff POES) than by maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax). Sniff POES can be estimated non-invasively by measuring the sniff nasal inspiratory pressure (SNIP). The aim was to establish maximal normal values for the SNIP and to compare them with PImax. METHODS--One hundred and sixty healthy subjects (80 men) aged 20-80 years were recruited. All subjects had a forced vital capacity (FVC) of , 80%, a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/FVC of , 85% predicted value, and a body mass index of 18-31 kg/m2. Because PImax is known to be reduced in the supine posture, the SNIP was measured in both the sitting and the supine positions. PImax sustained over one second was measured from functional residual capacity (FRC) in the sitting position with a standard flanged mouthpiece during four manoeuvres. SNIP was measured from FRC in the sitting and supine positions using a catheter ...

The group collaborated with the Hospital del Mar-IMIM in Barcelona to tackle the current lack of instruments for assessing respiratory muscle activation during the breathing cycle in clinical conditions.. Read more…. Working together with the hospitals Department of Respiratory Medicine, IBECs Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation group tested respiratory muscle mechanomyography (MMG) as a way to assess the mechanical activation of the inspiratory muscles of the lower chest wall in both patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and healthy subjects. This non-invasive method confirmed the relationship between inspiratory muscle activation characterised by a non-linear index (MLZ: multistate Lempel-Ziv) and pulmonary function parameters.. Their results suggest that respiratory muscle MMG is a good reflection of inspiratory effort, and could be used in clinical conditions to estimate the efficiency of the mechanical activation of the inspiratory muscles, contributing ...

Our results show that VIS and FIS increased pulmonary volumes in healthy adults; however, VIS induced a greater total chest wall volume, especially in the abdominal compartment, and lower respiratory muscle activity, compared to FIS. Moreover, we observed that only FIS promoted thoracoabdominal asynchrony. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to compare both types of incentive spirometry using accurate equipment that allows chest wall volume assessment in a 3-dimensional and 3-compartment analysis that also simultaneously quantifies the respiratory muscle activity.. Although VIS or FIS are widely used and recommended in clinical practice, especially for perioperative care, there is no consensus about their benefits or indications, and no study has demonstrated which incentive spirometer is the most effective.22-24 This is most likely because few studies have assessed the differences in respiratory mechanics between the 2 devices. Parreira et al10 and Tomich et al11 evaluated ...

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After major abdominal or heart surgery, people can experience a number of complications. These include lung infections (pneumonia), areas of collapsed lung from plugs of secretions in the airways, constricted airways or fluid in or around the lung.. These may lead to respiratory failure (where the lungs cannot get enough oxygen into the blood stream). Such complications are associated with higher healthcare costs, longer stays in hospital, on-going illness and death.. Prior to surgery people identified at risk can perform exercises supervised by a physiotherapist - called respiratory rehabilitation - designed to reduce the risk of complications. Inspiratory muscle training, which helps to strengthen the muscles around the lungs, is one example of a respiratory rehabilitation technique.. This Cochrane review evaluated the effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training in people undergoing heart or major abdominal surgery, compared with usual care (such as advice on deep breathing exercises), a ...

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It should be emphasized that CPAP levels should be carefully titrated to the individual patients subjective response; levels in excess of the inspiratory threshold load will result in further hyperinflation and attendant potentially deleterious mechanical, hemodynamic, and sensory consequences. Theoretically, CPAP could be used as an adjunct to exercise training. By prolonging exercise duration, CPAP may permit some very breathless patients to reach the hitherto unattainable threshold at which physiologic training effects are achieved. The potential utility of CPAP in the rehabilitative setting warrants further investigation.. In summary, while the most obvious mechanical defect in CAL is increased expiratory resistance, the major mechanical consequence is inspiratory muscle loading. Qualitatively, breathlessness in CAL primarily encompasses the perception of inspiratory difficulty and is commonly expressed in terms of heightened inspiratory effort or awareness of unrewarded inspiratory effort ...