Trial reportThe journal of spinal cord medicine2008
Effects of respiratory resistance training with a concurrent flow device on wheelchair athletes.
Trial report in The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Respiratory muscle training in neuromuscular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training on Pulmonary Function in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: An Updated Meta-analysis.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
- Respiratory muscle training in children and adults with neuromuscular disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Respiratory muscle training for cervical spinal cord injury.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on aerobic capacity, respiratory muscle strength and rate of perceived exertion in paraplegics.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2020Trial
- Eight Weeks of Inspiratory Muscle Training Improves Pulmonary Function in Disabled Swimmers-A Randomized Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Effects of Respiratory Training on Heart Rate Variability and Baroreflex Sensitivity in Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- The effects of a respiratory warm-up on the physical capacity and ventilatory response in paraplegic individuals.European journal of applied physiology · 2010Trial
- Inspiratory muscle training for people with spinal cord injury: An implementation study.Clinical rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Individualized respiratory exercise device originated in Türkiye: design, prototype, and first results.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Article
- The Effectiveness and Validity of Inspiratory Muscle Training in the Training Process of Disabled Swimmers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Accessory respiratory muscles performance among people with spinal cord injury while singing songs with different musical parameters.PloS one · 2024Article
- Review
- Respiratory muscle training: a bibliometric analysis of 60 years' multidisciplinary journey.Biomedical engineering online · 2023Article
- Is there a role of pulmonary rehabilitation in extrapulmonary diseases frequently encountered in the practice of physical medicine and rehabilitation?Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Time Course of Respiratory Dysfunction and Motor Paralysis for 12 Weeks in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury without Bone Injury.Spine surgery and related research · 2019Article
- Respiratory Training Improves Blood Pressure Regulation in Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2016Article
- Effects of combined training with breathing resistance and sustained physical exertion to improve endurance capacity and respiratory muscle function in healthy young adults.Journal of physical therapy science · 2013Article
- Effects of concurrent respiratory resistance training on health-related quality of life in wheelchair rugby athletes: a pilot study.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2012Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
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objectiveTo determine the effect of respiratory resistance training (RRT) with a concurrent flow respiratory (CFR) device on respiratory function and aerobic power in wheelchair athletes.
methodsTen male wheelchair athletes (8 with spinal cord injuries, 1 with a neurological disorder, and 1 with postpolio syndrome), were matched by lesion level and/or track rating before random assignment to either a RRT group (n = 5) or a control group (CON, n = 5). The RRT group performed 1 set of breathing exercises using Expand-a-Lung, a CFR device, 2 to 3 times daily for 10 weeks. Pre/posttesting included measurement of maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV), maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP), and peak oxygen consumption (V(O2peak)).
resultsRepeated measures ANOVA revealed a significant group difference in change for MIP from pre- to posttest (P < 0.05). The RRT group improved by 33.0 cm H2O, while the CON group improved by 0.6 cm H2O. Although not significant, the MW increased for the RRT group and decreased for the CON group. There was no significant group difference between V(O2peak) for pre/posttesting. Due to small sample sizes in both groups and violations of some parametric statistical assumptions, nonparametric tests were also conducted as a crosscheck of the findings. The results of the nonparametric tests concurred with the parametric results.
conclusionsThese data demonstrate that 10 weeks of RRT training with a CFR device can effectively improve MIP in wheelchair athletes. Further research and a larger sample size are warranted to further characterize the impact of Expand-a-Lung on performance and other cardiorespiratory variables in wheelchair athletes.
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