Background Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) aims to improve respiratory muscle strength
and endurance. Clinical trials used various training protocols, devices and respiratory …

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

Objective To determine whether the addition of manual diaphragm release to an inspiratory
muscle training programme is more effective than inspiratory muscle training alone in …

Rationale The relationship of functional parameters such as lung mechanics, chest
kinematics, metabolism and peripheral and respiratory muscle function with the level of …

Background: The study aimed to assess if manual therapy, compared to ibuprofen, impacts
the concentration of inflammatory factors, sex hormones, and dysmenorrhea in young …

The respiratory diaphragm is the most important muscle for breathing. It contributes to
various processes such as expectoration, vomiting, swallowing, urination, and defecation. It …

Background Use of diagnostic thoracic ultrasound (TUS) in medical professions to examine
the pleura, lung parenchyma and diaphragm is gaining in popularity, however the ways in …

Background and objective In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), accessory
respiratory muscles are recruited as a compensatory adaptation to changes in respiratory …

Purpose This review summarizes the characteristics, assessment methods, and targeted
rehabilitation therapies of diaphragm dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive …

Background Respiratory involvement is a common consequence of COVID-19; changes in
cardiorespiratory parameters of these patients during respiratory rehabilitation program are …