Inspiratory muscle training reduces diaphragm activation and dyspnea during exercise in COPD

• Main Authors: Daniel Langer, Casey Ciavaglia, Azmy Faisal, Katherine A. Webb, J. Alberto Neder, Rik Gosselink, Sauwaluk Dacha, Marko Topalovic, Anna Ivanova, Denis E. O’Donnell
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85052865304&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62582
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Copyright © 2018 the American Physiological Society. Among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), those with the lowest maximal inspiratory pressures experience greater breathing discomfort (dyspnea) during exercise. In such individuals, inspiratory muscle training (IMT) may be...