Effect of Combining Inspiratory Muscle Training with Deep Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises on Diaphragm Excursion in Subjects with Multiple Sclerosis.
Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves respiratory muscle weakness that can lead to critical complications. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is a therapeutic intervention that effectively strengthens the respiratory muscles. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of IMT combined wit...
| Published in: | NeuroRehabilitation Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 216 - 224 |
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| Format: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Sep2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=187888729&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 187888729 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10538135 3RE jtl: NeuroRehabilitation issn: 10538135 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2025 vid: 57 iid: 2 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 187888729 185143395 187888729 187888729 10.1177/10538135251339346 187888729 ppf: 216 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Effect of Combining Inspiratory Muscle Training with Deep Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises on Diaphragm Excursion in Subjects with Multiple Sclerosis. aug: au: Ahmad, Ahmad Mahdi Ali Ahmed, Reham Ali Mohamed Hassan, Mai Helmy Ali, Heba Mohammed affil: Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt sug: subj: Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation Respiratory Muscles Physiology Diaphragm Physiology Breathing Exercises Therapeutic Exercise Training Effect (Physiology) Evaluation Human Clinical Trials Nonrandomized Trials Respiratory Therapy Male Female Adult Scales Descriptive Statistics Chi Square Test Paired T-Tests Analysis of Covariance Data Analysis Software Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves respiratory muscle weakness that can lead to critical complications. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is a therapeutic intervention that effectively strengthens the respiratory muscles. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of IMT combined with deep diaphragmatic breathing exercises with respect to diaphragm excursion, respiratory muscle strength, and fatigue in subjects with MS. Methods: Thirty-six subjects with MS, aged 25–45 years, with mild to moderate disability, were assigned equally to a study and an active control group. The study group (i.e., the IMT group) received IMT combined with deep diaphragm breathing exercises, while the control group received only deep diaphragm breathing exercises. The interventions were provided for 15 min, three days per week, and 8 weeks. The primary outcome measure was diaphragm excursion, and the secondary outcome measures were maximal inspiratory pressure (Pimax), fatigue severity scale (FSS), and pulmonary dysfunction index (PDI). Results: The IMT group showed significantly more improvements in diaphragm excursion (p < 0.001), Pimax (p = 0.002), FSS (p < 0.001), and PDI (p < 0.001) than the control group. Conclusion: IMT combined with deep diaphragmatic breathing exercises could lead to better improvements in diaphragm excursion, inspiratory muscle strength, fatigue symptoms, and PDI than deep diaphragmatic breathing exercises alone in subjects with MS and mild to moderate disability. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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