Respiratory muscle training improves cardiopulmonary function and exercise tolerance in subjects with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Clinical rehabilitation Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 240 - 250
• Main Authors: Sutbeyaz, Serap Tomruk, Koseoglu, Fusun, Inan, Levent, Coskun, Ozlem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2010; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Abdomen; Analysis of Variance; Breathing; Breathing Exercises; Clinical trials; Dyspnea; Exercise; Exercise Tolerance - physiology; Female; Heart Function Tests; Hospitals; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle function; Muscles; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Respiratory Function Tests; Retraining; Stroke; Stroke - physiopathology; Stroke Rehabilitation; Strokes; Ankara Turkey; Turkey

Objective: To determine whether two types of exercise — breathing retraining (BRT) and inspiratory muscle training (IMT) — improve on cardiopulmonary functions and exercise tolerance in patients with stroke. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Setting: Education and research hospital. Subjects: F...