Respiratory muscle weakness and respiratory muscle training in severely disabled multiple sclerosis patients

2000 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 747-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rik Gosselink ◽  
Ludwig Kovacs ◽  
Pierre Ketelaer ◽  
Herwig Carton ◽  
Marc Decramer
2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harrison N. Jones ◽  
Kelly D. Crisp ◽  
Tronda Moss ◽  
Katherine Strollo ◽  
Randy Robey ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Robert Dekerlegand ◽  
Gabriel Eisner ◽  
Kiel W. Hiller ◽  
Julie Holmes ◽  
John Lee ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Marc B Rietberg ◽  
Janne Veerbeek ◽  
Erwin EH van Wegen ◽  
Rik Gosselink ◽  
Gert Kwakkel

Author(s):  
Marc B Rietberg ◽  
Janne M Veerbeek ◽  
Rik Gosselink ◽  
Gert Kwakkel ◽  
Erwin EH van Wegen

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. Basso-Vanelli ◽  
V. A. P. Di Lorenzo ◽  
I. G. Labadessa ◽  
E. M. G. Regueiro ◽  
M. Jamami ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Mary P. Galea

BACKGROUND: Progressive muscle weakness is a feature of neuromuscular diseases (NMDs), a heterogeneous group of conditions with variable onset, presentation and prognosis that affect both children and adults. Respiratory muscle weakness compromises respiratory function and may lead to respiratory failure. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of respiratory muscle training (RMT) in adults and children with NMD. METHODS: A Cochrane Review by Silva et al. was summarized with comments. RESULTS: Eleven studies involving 250 randomized participants with NMD were included. While the studies showed that RMT may lead to improvements in lung function and respiratory muscle strength in people with ALS and DMD, this was not a consistent finding. The evidence from all the included trials was of low or very low certainty. CONCLUSIONS: There may be some improvement in lung capacity and respiratory muscle strength following RMT in some NMD. There appears to be no clinically meaningful effect of RMT on physical functioning and quality of life in ALS. The low certainly of the evidence means that the results need to be interpreted with caution.


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