Most children born premature with chronic lung disease have reversible airway obstruction, but bronchodilator responses vary ...

This study aimed to investigate the effects of combining inspiratory muscle resistance training (IMT) with lower limb resistance training on cardiopulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in ...

aDepartment of Oncology, Haematology, Immunology, Stem Cell Transplantation and Somatic Gene Therapy, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland bPediatric Hematology-Oncology Center, ...

Credit: Getty Images The CHEST guideline includes recommendations on NIV, mechanical ventilation, PFT, screening for respiratory failure and sleep-related breathing disorders, and more. The guideline ...

Pulmonary dysfunction after stroke is increasingly gaining attention from clinical and rehabilitation specialists. However, owing to cognitive and motor dysfunction in patients with stroke, ...

Introduction Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is associated with a decline in ventilatory muscle strength and lung function. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) based on anaerobic ...

State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China College of Resources and ...

Peak expiratory flow (PEF), the single-breath count test, and, to a lesser extent, the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale are all useful tools for estimating respiratory function ...

Background Impaired cough results in airway secretion retention, atelectasis and pneumonia in individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Lung volume recruitment (LVR) stacks breaths to ...

Introduction: The sustained maximal inspiratory pressure (SMIP) is a novel measure of inspiratory muscle performance that reflects the ability of the inspiratory muscles to maintain force over time ...

Low body weight is common in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It can weaken their heart and lung function, and reduce their ability to exercise. Some degree of malnutrition is ...