Effects of inspiratory muscle training on lung volumes, respiratory muscle strength, and quality of life in patients with ataxia telangiectasia

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Félix ◽  
Ana Cristina Gimenes ◽  
Beatriz Tavares Costa-Carvalho
2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anri Human ◽  
Brenda M. Morrow

Background: Children with neuromuscular diseases (NMD) are at risk of morbidity and mortality because of progressive respiratory muscle weakness and ineffective cough. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) aims to preserve or improve respiratory muscle strength, thereby reducing morbidity and improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL).Objectives: To describe the safety and feasibility of a 6-week IMT programme using an electronic threshold device (Powerbreathe®). Any adverse events and changes in functional ability, spirometry, peak expiratory cough flow (PECF), inspiratory muscle strength and HRQoL (Pediatric Quality of Life [PedsQL]) were recorded.Methods: A convenience sample of eight participants (n = 4 boys; median [interquartile range {IQR}] age: 12.21 [9.63–16.05] years) with various NMD were included in a pre-experimental, observational pre-test post-test feasibility study. Training consisted of 30 breaths, twice daily, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks.Results: There were significant pre- to post-intervention improvements in upper limb function and coordination (p = 0.03) and inspiratory muscle strength: maximum inspiratory mouth pressure (Pimax) (p = 0.01); strength-index (p = 0.02); peak inspiratory flow (PIF) (p = 0.02), with no evidence of change in spirometry, PECF or HRQoL. No adverse events occurred and participant satisfaction and adherence levels were high.Conclusion: Inspiratory muscle training (at an intensity of 30% Pimax) appears safe, feasible and acceptable, in a small sample of children and adolescents with NMD and was associated with improved inspiratory muscle strength, PIF and upper limb function and coordination.Clinical implications: Larger, longer-term randomised controlled trials are warranted to confirm the safety and efficacy of IMT as an adjunct respiratory management strategy in children with NMD.


Clinics ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (10) ◽  
pp. 1721-1727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Cangussu Barbalho-Moulim ◽  
Gustavo Peixoto Soares Miguel ◽  
Eli Maria Pazzianotto Forti ◽  
Flavio do Amaral Campos ◽  
Dirceu Costa

Author(s):  
Rivka Inzelberg ◽  
Nana Peleg ◽  
Puiu Nisipeanu ◽  
Rasmi Magadle ◽  
Ralph L. Carasso ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT:Background:Pulmonary and respiratory muscle function impairment are common in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Inspiratory muscle training may improve strength, dyspnea and functional capacity in healthy subjects and in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This study investigated the effect of specific inspiratory muscle training (SIMT) on pulmonary functions, inspiratory muscle performance, dyspnea and quality of life, in patients with PD.Patients and Methods:Twenty patients with PD (stage II and III Hoehn and Yahr scale) were recruited for the study and were divided into two groups: a) ten patients who received SIMT and b) ten patients who received sham training, for three months. Pulmonary functions, the respiratory muscle strength and endurance, the perception of dyspnea (POD) and the quality of life were studied before and within one week after the training period. All subjects trained daily, six times a week, each session consisting of 1/2 hour, for 12 weeks.Results:Following the training period, there was a significant improvement, in the training group but not in the control group, in the following parameters: inspiratory muscle strength, (PImax, increased from 62.0±8.2 to 78.0±7.5 cm of H2O (p<0.05), inspiratory muscle endurance (increased from 20.0±2.8 to 29.0±3.0 cm of H2O (p<0.05), and the POD (decreased from 17.9±3.2 to 14.0±2.4 units (p<0.05). There was a close correlation between the increase in the inspiratory muscle performance and the decrease in the POD.Conclusions:The inspiratory muscle performance may be improved by SIMT in patients with PD. This improvement is associated with a significant decrease in their POD.


Author(s):  
Monika Piotrowska ◽  
Paulina Okrzymowska ◽  
Wojciech Kucharski ◽  
Krystyna Rożek-Piechura

Regardless of the management regime for heart failure (HF), there is strong evidence supporting the early implementation of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Respiratory therapy is considered to be an integral part of such secondary prevention protocols. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on exercise tolerance and the functional parameters of the respiratory system in patients with heart failure involved in cardiac rehabilitation. The study included 90 patients with HF who took part in the second-stage 8-week cycle of cardiac rehabilitation (CR). They were randomly divided into three groups: Group I underwent CR and IMT; Group II only CR; and patients in Group III underwent only the IMT. Before and after the 8-week cycle, participants were assessed for exercise tolerance and the functional parameters of respiratory muscle strength. Significant statistical improvement concerned the majority of the hemodynamic parameters, lung function parameters, and respiratory muscle strength in the first group. Moreover, the enhancement in the exercise tolerance in the CR + IMT group was accompanied by a negligible change in the HRpeak. The results confirm that the addition of IMT to the standard rehabilitation process of patients with heart failure can increase the therapeutic effect while influencing some of the parameters measured by exercise electrocardiography and respiratory function.


Author(s):  
Reid A. Mitchell ◽  
Scott T. Apperely ◽  
Satvir S. Dhillon ◽  
Julia Zhang ◽  
Kyle G. Boyle ◽  
...  

This case report characterizes the physiological responses to incremental cycling and determines the effects of 12 weeks of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity and dyspnea in a physically active 59-year-old female, four years after a left-sided extra-pleural pneumonectomy (EPP). On separate days, a symptom limited incremental exercise test and a constant work rate (CWR) test at 75% of peak work rate (WR) were completed, followed by 12 weeks of IMT and another CWR test. IMT consisted of two sessions of 30 repetitions twice daily for 5 days per week. Physiological and perceptual variables were measured throughout each exercise test. The participant had a total lung capacity that was 43% predicted post-EPP. A rapid and shallow breathing pattern was adopted throughout exercise, and the ratio of minute ventilation to carbon dioxide output was elevated for a given work rate. Oxygen uptake was 74%predicted and WR was 88%predicted. Following IMT, maximal inspiratory pressure improved by 36% (-27.1 cmH2O) and endurance time by 31s, with no observable changes in any submaximal or peak cardiorespiratory variables during exercise. The intensity and unpleasantness of dyspnea increased by 2 and 3 Borg 0-10 units, respectively, at the highest equivalent submaximal exercise time achieved on both tests. Despite having undergone a significant reduction in lung volume post-EPP, the participant achieved a relatively normal peak incremental WR, which may reflect a high level of physical conditioning. This case report also demonstrates that IMT can effectively increase respiratory muscle strength several years following EPP.


2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Irene Carlos de Medeiros ◽  
Helen Kerlen Bastos Fuzari ◽  
Catarina Rattesa ◽  
Daniella Cunha Brandão ◽  
Patrícia Érika de Melo Marinho

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burcu Camcıoğlu ◽  
Meral Boşnak-Güçlü ◽  
Müşerrefe Nur Karadallı ◽  
Şahika Zeynep Akı ◽  
Gülsan Türköz-Sucak

Background. The sickling of red blood cells causes a constellation of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and pulmonary manifestations. A 32-year-old gentleman with sickle cell anemia (SCA) had been suffering from recurrent acute chest syndrome (ACS).Aim. To examine the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on pulmonary functions, respiratory and peripheral muscle strength, functional exercise capacity, and quality of life in this patient with SCA.Methods. Functional exercise capacity was evaluated using six-minute walk test, respiratory muscle strength using mouth pressure device, hand grip strength using hand-held dynamometer, pain using Visual Analogue Scale, fatigue using Fatigue Severity Scale, dyspnea using Modified Medical Research Council Scale, and health related quality of life using European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QOL measurement.Results. A significant improvement has been demonstrated in respiratory muscle strength, functional exercise capacity, pain, fatigue, dyspnea, and quality of life. There was no admission to emergency department due to acute chest syndrome in the following 12 months after commencing regular erythrocytapheresis.Conclusion. This is the first report demonstrating the beneficial effects of inspiratory muscle training on functional exercise capacity, respiratory muscle strength, pain, fatigue, dyspnea, and quality of life in a patient with recurrent ACS.


2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1165-1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melih Zeren ◽  
Rengin Demir ◽  
Zerrin Yigit ◽  
Hulya N Gurses

Objective: To investigate the effects of inspiratory muscle training on pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength and functional capacity in patients with atrial fibrillation. Design: Prospective randomized controlled single-blind study. Setting: Cardiology department of a university hospital. Subjects: A total of 38 patients with permanent atrial fibrillation were randomly allocated to either a treatment group ( n = 19; age 66.2 years (8.8)) or a control group ( n = 19; age 67.1 years (6.4)). Methods: The training group received inspiratory muscle training at 30% of maximal inspiratory pressure for 15 minutes twice a day, 7 days a week, for 12 weeks alongside the standard medical treatment. The control group received standard medical treatment only. Spirometry, maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures and 6-minute walking distance was measured at the beginning and end of the study. Results: There was a significant increase in maximal inspiratory pressure (27.94 cmH2O (8.90)), maximal expiratory pressure (24.53 cmH2O (10.34)), forced vital capacity (10.29% (8.18) predicted), forced expiratory volume in one second (13.88% (13.42) predicted), forced expiratory flow 25%–75% (14.82% (12.44) predicted), peak expiratory flow (19.82% (15.62) predicted) and 6-minute walking distance (55.53 m (14.13)) in the training group ( p < 0.01). No significant changes occurred in the control group ( p > 0.05). Conclusion: Inspiratory muscle training can improve pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength and functional capacity in patients with atrial fibrillation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 264-273
Author(s):  
Fiona Verdine Dsouza ◽  
Sampath Kumar Amaravadi ◽  
Stephen Rajan Samuel ◽  
Harish Raghavan ◽  
Nagaraja Ravishankar

To determine the effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength (RMS), and functional capacity in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The PubMed, PEDro, CINAHL, Web of Science, CENTRAL, and EMBASE databases were searched from inception to June 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated patients who underwent cardiac surgery were included in this review. Meta-analysis performed using a random-effects model showed that the mean difference in forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, 6-minute walk distance, and RMS was 3.47% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.57 to 6.36), 5.80% (95% CI, 2.03 to 9.56), 78.05 m (95% CI, 60.92 to 95.18), and 4.8 cmH2O (95% CI, -4.00 to 13.4), respectively. There is strong evidence that IMT improves inspiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, and functional capacity, and reduces the length of hospital stay in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.


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