Training Specificity of Inspiratory Muscle Training Methods: A Randomized Trial

• Published in: Frontiers in physiology Vol. 11; p. 576595
• Main Authors: Van Hollebeke, Marine, Gosselink, Rik, Langer, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 03.12.2020
• Subjects: healthy volunteers; lung volume specificity; maximal inspiratory flow; maximal respiratory pressures; Physiology; respiratory muscle training; training specificity; maximal inspiratory flow; pressure – flow specificity; healthy volunteers; training specificity; lung volume specificity; respiratory muscle training; maximal respiratory pressures

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) protocols are typically performed using pressure threshold loading with inspirations initiated from residual volume (RV). We aimed to compare effects of three different IMT protocols on maximal inspiratory pressures (PImax) and maximal inspiratory flow (V̇Imax) at t...