Air doping: An exposé on "frog" insufflation in competitive sports

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 301-303

  Bach, John R ^a,b   Tewfik, George ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Glossopharyngeal Breathing; Insufflation; Noninvasive Ventilation; Pulmonary; Respiratory Therapy; Sports; Swimming

Indexed keywords

AIR STACKING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING PATTERN; COUGHING; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL BREATHING; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; SWIMMING; VITAL CAPACITY;

BREATHING EXERCISES; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SPORTS;

EID: 34247237380     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318038d39c     Document Type: Note

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