Effects of arm bracing posture on respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;Efeitos do apoio dos membros superiores sobre a força muscular respiratória e função pulmonar de pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 887-891

  Cavalheri, V ^a,b   Camillo, C A ^a   Brunetto, A F ^a,c   Probst, V S ^a,c   Cipulo Ramos, E M ^b   Pitta, F ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NORTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Pulmonary function test; Respiratory muscles; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM BRACING POSTURE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; STANDING; TRUNK; ULNA; AGED; ARM; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES;

EID: 79955704509     PISSN: 08732159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0873-2159(15)31250-2     Document Type: Article

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