Deep breathing exercises with positive expiratory pressure in patients with multiple sclerosis – a randomized controlled trial

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 698-706

  Westerdahl, Elisabeth ^a   Wittrin, Anna ^a   Kånåhols, Margareta ^a   Gunnarsson, Martin ^a   Nilsagård, Ylva ^a  

^a Örebro University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

breathing exercises; multiple sclerosis; positive expiratory pressure; respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP BREATHING EXERCISE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MCDONALD CRITERIA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGENATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE VENTILATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SPIROMETRY; AGED; DEVICES; EXHALATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BREATHING EXERCISES; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SELF REPORT; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84923673708     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/crj.12272     Document Type: Article

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