ArticleDysphagia2025
Motor Imagery Practice to Improve Respiratory and Cough Function.
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Abstract
Motor imagery practice (MP), or visualizing performing a task without executing it, is an effective intervention for the limbs and tongue. However, MP of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) and voluntary cough (VC) has not been explored. We examined the feasibility and impact of MP of VC and EMST on pulmonary and cough function in twenty community-dwelling adults. Participants underwent two baseline research evaluations of maximum expiratory and inspiratory pressure (MEP, MIP), forced vital capacity (FVC), voluntary peak expiratory flow rate (PEF), and cough spirometry. After the second research evaluation, participants underwent five weeks of MP of VC or EMST (alternating assignment, 25 repetitions, 70% training load, daily) at home with weekly telehealth sessions. Participants underwent post-treatment research evaluations of MEP, MIP, FVC, PEF, cough spirometry, and the Exercise Therapy Burden Questionnaire (ETBQ). Treatment adherence and telehealth attendance were tracked. Descriptives and Wilcoxon signed rank tests were performed. MP adherence was 95% and telehealth attendance was 91%. Median (IQR) ETBQ scores were 8 (1, 15), indicating minimal burden. Across both MP groups, increases in PEF from a handheld device (+ 13.7, 95% CI: 1.8, 25.6, p = 0.03) and from cough spirometry (+ 0.71, 95% CI: 0.05, 1.4, p = 0.04) were observed. Increases in PEF from cough spirometry (+ 1.00, 95% CI: 0.12, 1.9, p = 0.04) were observed for the MP VC group. Preliminary data demonstrate MP of VC and EMST is feasible and improves voluntary cough in community-dwelling adults. Future research is needed in larger sample sizes and patient populations with pulmonary, cough, and swallowing impairments.
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