Traditionally, breathing, speech and swallowing have been considered separate entities that all just happened to take place at the same place – the mouth and throat. More recent evidence, however,…
Sleep Apnea & Respiratory Function Sleep is an important aspect of life – it is, indeed, vital to good mental and physical health and function. As individuals age, however, both…
RMST & Parkinsons Many people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have severely reduced inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength. In addition, they often suffer from obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease and respiratory…
Importance of Cough Function Coughing protects the lungs from aspiration, but is less effective in people with respiratory muscle weakness. Aspiration can lead to pneumonia, a common complication after stroke.…
Nina Bausek, Na, PhD, MSC; Luzelle Havenga, Lb, BPhysT; Sigfredo Aldarondo Sc , MD, FCCP. Clinical Context & Key Findings Home-based COPD management, as provided by certified home-based providers, represents…
Introduction to pediatric RMST Respiratory muscle training (RMST) is an effective therapy to reverse the clinical condition of respiratory muscle weakness (RMW). RMW is prevalent in people with respiratory, cardiac…