ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016
Effects of inspiratory muscle training on balance ability and abdominal muscle thickness in chronic stroke patients.
Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of breathing training on walking ability and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Respiratory Muscle Training for Pulmonary Function and Walking Ability in Patients with Stroke: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Effect of Pulmonary Function Training with a Respirator on Functional Recovery and Quality of Life of Patients with Stroke.Contrast media & molecular imaging · 2022Trial
- Association between pulmonary function and balance, motor function, and trunk stability in stroke survivors.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of inspiratory muscle training on pulmonary function, trunk stability, and balance in stroke patients: a stratified randomized controlled trial.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Impact of respiratory training combined with electrical phrenic nerve stimulation on pulmonary and trunk function in individuals who have recently experienced a stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Diastasis Recti Abdominis Rehabilitation in the Postpartum Period: A Scoping Review of Current Clinical Practice.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Pulmonary Function Tests Post-Stroke. Correlation between Lung Function, Severity of Stroke, and Improvement after Respiratory Muscle Training.Neurology international · 2024Review
- Correlations among fatigue, respiratory function, balance and core muscle morphology in multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive observational study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Trunk training following stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Respiratory muscle ultrasonography evaluation and its clinical application in stroke patients: A review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Progress of Muscle Chain Theory in Shoulder Pain Rehabilitation: Potential Ideas for Pulmonary Rehabilitation.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- Biomechanical Research on Special Ability of Long Jump Take-Off Muscle Based on Multisource Information Fusion.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2022Article
- The effect of the inspiratory muscle training on functional ability in stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
[Purpose] This study evaluated the effects of inspiratory muscle training on pulmonary function, deep abdominal muscle thickness, and balance ability in stroke patients. [Subjects] Twenty-three stroke patients were randomly allocated to an experimental (n = 11) or control group (n = 12). [Methods] The experimental group received inspiratory muscle training-based abdominal muscle strengthening with conventional physical therapy; the control group received standard abdominal muscle strengthening with conventional physical therapy. Treatment was conducted 20 minutes per day, 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Pulmonary function testing was performed using an electronic spirometer. Deep abdominal muscle thickness was measured by ultrasonography. Balance was measured using the Berg balance scale. [Results] Forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, deep abdominal muscle thickness, and Berg balance scale scores were significantly improved in the experimental group than in the control group. [Conclusion] Abdominal muscle strengthening accompanied by inspiratory muscle training is recommended to improve pulmonary function in stroke patients, and may also be used as a practical adjunct to conventional physical therapy.
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