Assessing the effects of inspiratory muscle training in a patient with unilateral diaphragm dysfunction

Mayra Caleffi Pereira; Sauwaluk Dacha; Dries Testelmans; Rik Gosselink; Daniel Langer

doi:10.1183/20734735.0129-2019

Assessing the effects of inspiratory muscle training in a patient with unilateral diaphragm dysfunction

Breathe (Sheff). 2019 Jun;15(2):e90-e96. doi: 10.1183/20734735.0129-2019.

Authors

Mayra Caleffi Pereira^{1

2

3}, Sauwaluk Dacha^{2

3

4}, Dries Testelmans⁵, Rik Gosselink^{2

3}, Daniel Langer^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (Incor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Dept of Rehabilitation Sciences, Research Group for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Rehabilitation, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
³ Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Dept of Physiotherapy, Chiang Mai University, Changwat Chiang Mai, Thailand.
⁵ Dept of Pulmonology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Abstract

Patients with diaphragm dysfunction experience exertional dyspnoea. Respiratory muscle function assessments can identify breathing abnormalities and IMT might help to reduce symptoms (mostly via improvements in non-diaphragmatic muscles). http://bit.ly/2QdxNFP.