Introduction: Interventions for older adults with multiple medical diagnoses may need to have a more general focus that can be applied across broad range of conditions. Ba-Duan-Jin (BDJ), non-disease specific Tai Chi-QI Gong based mind-body training coordinated deep breathing, good choice. Case Description: A 79-year-old white female patient, cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, and perceived sle...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to develop a more representative model for neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair in a large animal model, by creating a large defect in a fast-growing pup, using functional pulmonary and diaphragmatic read outs. BACKGROUND Grafts are increasingly used to repair congenital diaphragmatic hernia with the risk of local complications. Growing animal models have been u...

BACKGROUND Mechanical ventilation (MV) is associated with diaphragm weakness, a phenomenon termed ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction. Weaning should balance diaphragmatic loading as well as prevention of overload after MV. The weaning methods pressure support ventilation (PSV) and spontaneous breathing trials (SBT) lead to gradual or intermittent reloading of a weak diaphragm, respect...

We hypothesized that improved diaphragmatic neuromechanical coupling during inspiratory loading is not sufficient to prevent alveolar hypoventilation and task failure, and that the latter results primarily from central-output inhibition of the diaphragm and air hunger rather than contractile fatigue. Eighteen subjects underwent progressive inspiratory loading. By task failure all developed hype...

Respiratory dysfunction is an important complication of acute stroke but its mechanisms are poorly understood. Previous indirect assessments suggest that paralysis of the diaphragm occurs contralateral to the cerebral lesion. Diaphragmatic excursion was studied with real time ultrasound during quiet and deep breathing in 50 patients within 72 hours of acute stroke and 40 controls. During quiet ...

Asthma, diabetes, hypertension, or major depression are non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and impose a major burden on global health. Stress is linked to both the causes and consequences of NCDs and it has been shown that biofeedback-based breathing trainings (BBTs) are effective in coping with stress. Here, diaphragmatic breathing, i.e. deep abdominal breathing, belongs to the most distinguishe...

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of breathing type and body position on sternocleidomastoid and suprahyoid electromyographic (EMG) activity. The sample included 18 subjects with upper costal breathing type (study group) and 15 subjects with costo-diaphragmatic breathing type (control group). All individuals had natural dentition and bilateral molar support. EMG recording...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the electromyographic activity of the accessory inspiratory muscles and the diaphragmatic amplitude (DA) in nasal and mouth-breathing adults. The study evaluated 38 mouth-breathing (MB group) and 38 nasal-breathing (NB group) adults, from 18 to 30years old and both sexes. Surface electromyography (sEMG) was used to evaluate the amplitude and symmetry (P...

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a program that helps individuals with chronic respiratory diseases improve their physical function, quality of life, and overall well-being. The typically involves combination exercise, education, support to help patients manage symptoms health. Exercise crucial component pulmonary can cardiovascular health, increase lung reduce shortness breath. Aerobic resistance f...

Coached efforts at diaphragmatic breathing were assessed as a means of increasing diaphragmatic movement in postoperative patients. Inductive plethysmography was used to measure compartmental tidal volumes of the abdomen (Vab) and the chest (Vc) in eight women (aged 41 +/- 16 years) who had no history of cardiovascular or pulmonary disease. These patients were studied before and after (POD1,3) ...