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Respiratory muscle training can improve respiratory muscle strength and endurance in children and young adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Acute respiratory failure associated with respiratory infection is the most frequent reason for unplanned hospital admission, and chronic respiratory failure is a frequent cause of death. With appropriate intervention, the incidence of unplanned hospital admission can be reduced and life expectancy can be improved.

The British Thoracic Society has produced guidelines for respiratory management of children with neuromuscular weakness and provides recommendations that will...

The Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation & Prevention published the following clinical trial to evaluate the effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on cardiac autonomic modulation and on peripheral nerve sympathetic activity in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).

The Clinical Trial:

Inspiratory Muscle Training Reduces Sympathetic Nervous Activity and Improves Inspiratory Muscle Weakness and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: A CLINICAL TRIAL

METHODS:

Functional capacity, low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF) components of heart rate...

The Quality Management System of POWERbreathe International Ltd has been approved by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance to the following Quality Management System Standards:

ISO 13485:2003 - Certificate of Approval ISO 9001:2008 - Certificate of Approval

The Quality Management System is applicable to:

Design and manufacture of medical devices for improvement of respiratory function. 

BS EN ISO 13485:2003 Quality management systems 

Certification of approval for ISO 13485:2003 quality management system means...

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Our friends and distributor in Spain, Biolaster, recently sponsored three athletes with a POWERbreathe.  The intention was to analyse the use and results of two male runners and one female runner who’re all experienced in mountain races.  The results showed an improvement in spirometric values and better respiratory sensations, especially in situations of high intensity exercise.

Although it cannot be considered a clinical trial, it became clear that POWERbreathe had a positive effect on the runners.

Here’s a synopsis of the test, roughly...

I am using my new Powerbreathe Fitness Plus and it is a great help with my fitness training.  There is a Gym nearby which is a great help; various classes are available and good equipment to use, which is all helping my training schedule.  I am also cycling, so things are going O.K.

Looking back, my love of cycling has helped me remain fairly fit for someone who has had asthma since I was 2 years old, (I am now 74!!!) and it is this interest in cycling that lead me to discover Powerbreathe!

Mary (my wife) and I were out collecting shoeboxes for Link Romania and were headed for North Devon.  As we approached...

Recently the POWERbreathe team headed off to Canada for a training session with our newest distributor Roxon Med Tech.

Roxon were founded in 1975 and are a 100% Canadian owned corporation that is totally committed to supplying specialised equipment to medical facilities across America with their main focus being Cardiac, Respiratory and Neurology equipment.

Both Harry our MD and Jon headed off to Canada to train Roxon.

We have uploaded some pictures of our visit and they can be seen over on the POWERbreathe Official Facebook page. Although, it was mightly cold in Canada our guys and the team at Roxon seemed to have enjoyed the training session.

 

If you are a keen cyclist then you don't want to miss a visit to the London Bike Show.

This year POWERbreathe will be attending the show and you can come and have a chat with us at the Bike Radar Training Hub - stand LB520.

This training hub is an exclusive area at the show offering you an experience fit for professionals.  The stand will have a team of experts from Koolstof Sports Coaching on hand who will put you through your paces in a series of specific tests and consultations which are all designed to enhance your cycling performance. Not only that, this consultation will show you exactly where you need to improve.

The series of tests...

Here is another guest blog post from guest blogger Amy Tanner. Attached is Amy's recent presentation on respiratory fatigue. This presentation formed part of an interview at the Univerisity of Hertforshire and resulted in Amy getting the job as a lecturer relating to running and sports science in the new year. Amy will hopefully be blogging about her Powerbreathe training in the run up to the London Marathon, so keep checking back for updates from Amy.

Please leave a comment below if you found the blog post useful and interesting.

Once again thanks to Amy Tanner for this guest blog.

POWERbreathe presentation on exercise and respiratory muscle fatigue

Amy Tanner (Twitter: amy_runner)

I’ve had an interesting few weeks actually.  I’ve reduced the amount of cardio training I’ve been doing and mainly focused on strength work. This includes weight lifting rather than weight training as such, so; squats, deadlift, cleans etc.  Mixing it up to reduce the boredom factor!  Some time ago I sat one of the UKSCA weight lifting courses and since then I’ve tried to practice what they taught me (often unsuccessfully I’m sure!).   Anyway, usually when I do work that puts a compressive force through my spine, my thoracic spine doesn’t like it.  In previous blogs I’ve mentioned about rib issues I have and I also have an old crush fracture of...