Respiratory muscle training in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Open Access
- 30 April 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 64 (5) , 736-738
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.64.5.736
Abstract
Twenty two boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy were entered into a randomised double blind crossover trial to compare respiratory muscle training with a Triflow II inspirometer and 'placebo' training with a mini peak flow meter. Supine posture was associated with significantly impaired lung function, but respiratory muscle training showed no benefit.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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