Respiratory muscle training (RMT) has proven effective in the pre- and postoperative care to prevent respiratory muscle weakness. Evidence has shown that RMT reduces length of stay (LOS) and readmission…
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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. Post stroke pneumonia leads…
Respiratory muscle weakness is prevalent among people with spinal cord injuries and leads to poor airway clearance and pneumonia. Twenty-eight percent of people with SCI die within the first year…
Dyspnea causes distress in about 70% of people with lung cancer, and can affect up to 90% of patients suffering from advanced lung cancer. Respiratory muscle training (RMT) may improve…
In general, patients with COPD are frequent health care users. As many as 12% of COPD patients have frequent exacerbations, which account for 60% to 70% of the total costs…
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC), including pneumonia, have not improved much despite advances in perioperative care and medical standards. They are, in fact, still a major underlying source of morbidity and...
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Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) caused by injury are the leading cause of sickness and death after major cardiac or abdominal surgery. Many studies and clinical trials have assessed the impact...
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an issue that affects millions of individuals worldwide. It’s a chronic disease that causes inflammation in the lungs which, in turn, leads to obstructed...
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Sleep is an important aspect of life – it is, indeed, vital to good mental and physical health and function. As individuals age, however, both quality and quantity of sleep...
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by a cessation of airflow for more than 10 seconds, leading to arousal and awakening. Hypopnea is a less severe form marked by a...
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