BACKGROUND Several studies have suggested that the respiratory muscles are weak in patients with heart failure, but the aetiology and clinical relevance of this weakness are unclear. In order to see if respiratory muscle weakness in this context is part of a more generalised myopathic process, respiratory and limb muscle strength were compared in patients with heart failure. The relation betwee...

Respiratory muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Dysfunction of the respiratory muscles, especially the diaphragm, is known to occur in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Weakness of the diaphragm is part of a generalised process involving all (respiratory and peripheral) skeletal muscles. Causative factors for respiratory muscle dys...

OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that respiratory muscle strength is associated with the rate of change in mobility even after controlling for leg strength and physical activity. METHODS Prospective study of 890 ambulatory older persons without dementia who underwent annual clinical evaluations to examine change in the rate of mobility over time. RESULTS In a linear mixed-effect model adju...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationships between respiratory muscle strength and conventional sarcopenic indices such as skeletal muscle mass and limb muscle strength. METHODS Eighty-nine young adult volunteers who had no history of medical or musculoskeletal disease were enrolled. Skeletal muscle mass was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis and expressed as a skeletal muscle mass ...

Respiratory muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Dysfunction of the respiratory muscles, especially the diaphragm, is known to occur in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Weakness of the diaphragm is part of a generalised process involving all (respiratory and peripheral) skeletal muscles. Causative factors for respiratory muscle dys...

A 70-year-old Japanese man was admitted to hospital because of decreased consciousness due to type II respiratory failure. Severe hypothyroidism was diagnosed and considered to be associated with hypoventilation due to respiratory muscle dysfunction and sleep apnea syndrome. His status was improved partially by replacement of thyroid hormone. Despite maintaining a euthyroid state, improvement o...

We tested the effect of a home-based respiratory muscle endurance training in patients with mild to moderate generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) on Besinger score, lung function and respiratory muscle endurance. Ten patients performed respiratory muscle endurance training in form of normocapnic hyperpnea training at 50-60% of their maximal voluntary ventilation over 4-6 weeks. MG score, lung fun...

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) level tinggi dapat menyebabkan gangguan pada pernapasan yang mengancam nyawa pasien. One of the interventions that can be given to individuals with SCI in reducing complications respiratory problems is Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT). (RMT) a technique aims improve function muscles through specific exercises. This study determined effectiveness muscle training spinal ...

In neuromuscular disease (NMD) patients with progressive muscle weakness, respiratory muscles are also affected and hypercapnia can increase gradually as the disease progresses. The fundamental respiratory problems NMD patients experience are decreased alveolar ventilation and coughing ability. For these reasons, it is necessary to precisely evaluate pulmonary function to provide the proper ins...

BACKGROUND Respiratory muscle strength has been related to the postoperative outcome of cardiac surgeries. The main documented therapeutic purpose of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is the reduction of pain, which could bring secondary benefits to the respiratory muscles and, consequently, to lung capacities and volumes. OBJECTIVES The objective of the present study was to ...