The aquatic environment has broad rehabilitative potential, extending from the treatment of
acute injuries through health maintenance in the face of chronic diseases, yet it remains an …

Objectives Two distinct types of specific respiratory muscle training (RMT), ie respiratory
muscle strength (resistive/threshold) and endurance (hyperpnoea) training, have been …

Abstract HajGhanbari, B, Yamabayashi, C, Buna, TR, Coelho, JD, Freedman, KD, Morton,
TA, Palmer, SA, Toy, MA, Walsh, C, Sheel, AW, and Reid, WD. Effects of respiratory muscle …

This multidisciplinary reference reviews the biologic, medical, and rehabilitative research
that underlies aquatic therapy and applies these scientific findings to current evaluation and …

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been shown to improve time trial performance in
competitive athletes across a range of sports. Surprisingly, however, the effect of specific IMT …

Specific respiratory muscle training offers the promise of improved exercise tolerance and
athletic performance for a wide range of users. However, the literature addressing …

The purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of a 12-week aerobic and
muscular strength training program on selected dance performance and fitness-related …

Abstract has been suggested that dancers are less fit compared to other athletes. However,
the majority of studies make their arguments based on data deriving mainly from ballet …

We investigated the effect of 4 week of inspiratory (IMT) or expiratory muscle training (EMT),
as well as the effect of a subsequent 6 week period of combined IMT/EMT on rowing …

Background Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been shown to improve inspiratory muscle
function, lung volumes (vital capacity [VC] and total lung capacity [TLC]), work capacity, and …