Assessing respiratory mechanics and muscle function is critical for both clinical practice and
research purposes. Several methodological developments over the past two decades have …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked myopathy resulting in progressive
weakness and wasting of all the striated muscles including the respiratory muscles. The …

This article presents a continuous home telemonitoring system for chronic respiratory
patients using 5G connectivity developed in partnership with Vodafone as a part of the 5G …

BACKGROUND: Physical assessment of breathing is an important component of physical
therapy evaluations. However, there are no standardized reference values of breathing …

To investigate the effects of posture and gender on thoraco-abdominal motion and breathing
pattern, 34 healthy men and women were studied by Opto-Electronic Plethysmography …

Background: Dynamic hyperinflation of the lungs impairs exercise performance in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is unclear which patients are affected by …

Background: Optoelectronic plethysmography (OEP) is a non-invasive motion capture
method to measure chest wall movements and estimate lung volumes. Objectives: To …

In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), it is still to be determined if specific timepoints can
be identified during the natural evolution of respiratory dysfunction from childhood to …

Comfortable and easy to wear systems are gaining popularity for monitoring physiological
parameters. Among others, smart textiles based on fiber optic sensors have shown …

Although the measurement of pulmonary ventilation by a spirometer or a
pneumotachograph may appear to be a simple procedure, it is much more complicated than …