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ArticleSpringer science reviews2017

Respiratory Effects of Thoracic Load Carriage Exercise and Inspiratory Muscle Training as a Strategy to Optimize Respiratory Muscle Performance with Load Carriage.

Ren-Jay Shei, Robert F Chapman, Allison H Gruber, Timothy D Mickleborough

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Article in Springer science reviews, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Load carriage physiology in normoxia and hypoxia.European journal of applied physiology · 2024
    Article
  3. Review
  4. Chronic Effects of a Training Program Using a Nasal Inspiratory Restriction Device on Elite Cyclists.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ren-Jay SheiDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, MCLM 770, 1918 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-0006, USA.
Robert F ChapmanDepartment of Kinesiology, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Allison H GruberDepartment of Kinesiology, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Timothy D MickleboroughDepartment of Kinesiology, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Indiana University Bloomington · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Training Program in Lung Biology and Translational MedicineT32HL105346 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GAGGAR, AMIT · 2010 to 2025
$5.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL105346
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many occupational and recreational settings require the use of protective and/or load-bearing apparatuses worn over the thoracic cavity, known as thoracic load carriage (LC). Compared to normal, unloaded exercise, thoracic LC exercise places an additional demand on the respiratory and limb locomotor systems by altering ventilatory mechanics as well as circulatory responses to exercise, thus accelerating the development of fatigue in the diaphragm and accessory respiratory muscles compared to unloaded exercise. This may be a consequence of the unique demands of thoracic LC, which places an additional mass load on the thoracic cavity and can restrict chest wall expansion. Therefore it is important to find effective strategies to ameliorate the detrimental effects of thoracic LC. Inspiratory muscle training is an intervention that aims to increase the strength and endurance of the diaphragm and accessory inspiratory muscle and may therefore be a useful strategy to optimize performance with thoracic LC.

Indexed as

BackpackExercise toleranceInspiratory muscle trainingOccupational physiologyRespiratory musclesWeighted exercise

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PMID29630067
PMCPMC5884160
OpenAlexW2772297266

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