Experiences of decreased lung function in people with cervical spinal cord injury.

Purpose: The present aim was to explore and describe experience of decreased lung function among people with cervical spinal-cord injury (CSCI).

Method: Thirty-three people with CSCI with a lesion between levels C4 and C8 entered the study. Qualitative content analysis was used.

Glossopharyngeal pistoning for lung insufflation in children with spinal muscular atrophy type II.

Aim: To evaluate whether children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type II were able to learn glossopharyngeal pistoning for lung insufflation (GI), and to evaluate the effects of GI on pulmonary function and chest expansion.

Methods: Eleven children with SMA type II were recruited. They performed 10 cycles of GI, four times per week, for 8 weeks.

Effects of glossopharyngeal pistoning for lung insufflation in elite swimmers.

Purpose: To investigate whether sessions of glossopharyngeal pistoning (GP) to lung volumes exceeding maximum inspiratory capacity in a group of extremely well-trained elite swimmers would affect maximum lung volumes and buoyancies.

Methods: Ten female and 16 male swimmers performed GP four times a week for 5 wk in addition to their regular swimming training program. Pulmonary function, chest expansion, hydrostatic weights (maximally inhaled and exhaled), and body composition (relative amounts of fat, bone, muscle, and fat-free tissue) were measured.

Effects of glossopharyngeal pistoning for lung insufflation on vital capacity in healthy women.

Objectives: To determine whether healthy women could be trained to perform glossopharyngeal pistoning (GP) to insufflate the lungs to volumes exceeding maximum inspiratory capacity (IC), whether such insufflation caused discomfort, and the immediate and long-term effects on vital capacity (VC).

Design: A randomized controlled trial. Twenty-six healthy women were randomly assigned to a training group (TG, n = 17) or to a control group (CG, n = 9).

Effect of inspiratory muscle training in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Objective: To evaluate whether inspiratory muscle training (IMT) improves inspiratory muscle strength, respiratory capacity, fatigue, and subjective perception of physical endurance in patients with advanced multiple sclerosis (MS).

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Outpatient clinic in Sweden.