Clinical experience with inspiratory resistive breathing training.
Seventy-seven outpatients with disabling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have been subjected to a 3-month regimen of inspiratory resistive breathing training using the PEP/RMT set (Astra Meditec). Pulmonary function and exercise tolerance on a cycle ergometer or the 12 min. walking distance were obtained pre- and post-training. A special dyspnoea scoring system was also applied. Sixty-three patients experienced significant benefit from training. Pulmonary function did not change, but a substantial increase in exercise tolerance and a decrease of dyspnoea were apparent, where training was successful.
D001945:Breathing Exercises; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000503:physiopathology*