Ultrasonography in Assessment of Respiratory Muscles Function: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential utility of respiratory muscles ultrasound (US) imaging for assessing respiratory function and identify US variables that best correlate with pulmonary parameters.

Materials And Methods: A search of 5 databases was conducted. Initially, there was no language, study design, or time frame restrictions.

The Potential Role of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Complement Components in the Development of Drug-Induced Neuropathy in Patients with Multiple Myeloma.

The launch of novel chemotherapeutic agents-in particular, proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulatory drugs-dramatically changed multiple myeloma (MM) therapy, improving the response rate and prolonging progression-free survival. However, none of the anti-MM drugs are deprived of side effects. Peripheral neuropathy (PN) seems to be one of the most pressing problems.

Effects of Physical Therapist Intervention on Pulmonary Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of physical therapy on pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: A search of 10 databases was conducted for this systematic review. Initially, there were no language, study design, or time frame restrictions.

Influence of Chest and Diaphragm Manual Therapy on the Spirometry Parameters in Patients with Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study.

Objective: To evaluate the influence of manual therapy of the chest and diaphragm on the spirometry parameters in patients with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: The study was carried out on 20 youths with CP. All participated in 6 sessions (3 sham and 3 actual), with measurements of spirometry at baseline, postsham therapies 1 and 3, before actual therapy, and postactual therapy sessions 1 and 3.