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  • Paper Published: 12/11/2024 Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  • Paper Published: 30/10/2024 Enhanced diaphragm excursion and exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients through inspiratory muscle training after standardized pulmonary rehabilitation: randomized controlled trial
  • Paper Published: 30/10/2024 Effects of inspiratory muscle training on cardiovascular autonomic functions in patients with COPD POWERbreathe KHP2 IMT for Patients
  • Paper Published: 30/10/2024 Breathing better, moving better: The benefits of inspiratory muscle training on balance and gait in severe COPD patients
  • Paper Published: 30/10/2024 Effect of the Association of Pelvic Floor Muscles and Inspiratory Muscles Training in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence Resulting From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Protocol Study POWERbreathe Medic Plus IMT
  • Paper Published: 06/08/2024 Effectiveness of Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Literature Review POWERbreathe Medic Plus IMT
  • Paper Published: 19/05/2024 Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With a Chronic Respiratory Disease: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
  • Paper Published: 22/03/2024 Effect of respiratory muscle training in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  • Paper Published: 21/03/2024 Respiratory Muscle Training In People With COPD: A Systematized Review POWERbreathe Medic IMT
  • Paper Published: 31/08/2023 Inspiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Scoping Review
  • Paper Published: 14/08/2023 Efficacy of threshold inspiratory muscle trainer versus diaphragmatic plus pursed lip breathing in occupational COPD POWERbreathe Medic IMT
  • Paper Published: 26/07/2023 Laryngeal widening and adequate ventilation by expiratory pressure load training improve aerobic capacity in COPD: a randomised controlled trial
  • Paper Published: 06/01/2023 Inspiratory muscle training, with or without concomitant pulmonary rehabilitation, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) POWERbreathe Medic IMT
  • Paper Published: 06/09/2022 Physiological predictors of morbidity and mortality in COPD: the relative importance of reduced inspiratory capacity and inspiratory muscle strength
  • Paper Published: 19/07/2022 Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Including Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients with COPD after Stratification by the Degree of Static Hyperinflation
  • Paper Published: 03/03/2022 Assessments and Targeted Rehabilitation Therapies for Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Narrative Review
  • Paper Published: 30/10/2021 Respiratory muscle training program supplemented by a cell-phone application in COPD patients with severe airflow limitation POWERbreathe Medic IMT
  • Paper Published: 30/03/2021 Effects of an Integrated Exercise Program Including “Functional” IMT in Geriatric Individuals with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease POWERbreathe Classic IMT – Light Resistance
  • Paper Published: 05/01/2021 Multidimensional breathlessness response to exercise: Impact of COPD and healthy ageing
  • Paper Published: 02/01/2021 High-intensity exercise impairs extradiaphragmatic respiratory muscle perfusion in patients with COPD
  • Paper Published: 28/10/2020 Enhanced balance strategy after inspiratory muscle training in patients with COPD, an interim analysis
  • Paper Published: 13/05/2020 Inspiratory Muscle Training and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease POWERbreathe Medic Plus IMT
  • Paper Published: 12/01/2020 Distribution of muscle weakness in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Paper Published: 09/01/2020 Heart, lungs, and muscle interplay in worsening activity-related breathlessness in advanced cardiopulmonary disease
  • Paper Published: 08/01/2020 Inspiratory Muscle Training in COPD
  • Paper Published: 08/01/2019 Is inspiratory muscle training (IMT) an acceptable treatment option for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have declined pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and can IMT enhance PR uptake? A single-group prepost feasibility study in a home-based setting K3 IMT
  • Paper Published: 31/12/2018 The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Postural Control in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease K1 IMT
  • Paper Published: 01/02/2018 The relationship between exercise capacity and different functional markers in pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD K1 IMT
  • Paper Published: 08/01/2018 Inspiratory muscle training reduces diaphragm activation and dyspnea during exercise in COPD POWERbreathe KH2 IMT with Breathe-Link® Medic Live Feedback Software
  • Paper Published: 06/01/2018 Exercise assessments and trainings of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a literature review
  • Paper Published: 01/01/2018 Reproducibility of inspiratory muscle endurance testing using PowerBreathe for COPD patients POWERbreathe Medic IMT
  • Paper Published: 01/01/2018 Maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures in men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sectional study
  • Paper Published: 08/07/2017 Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Shortness of Breath (Dyspnea) and Postural Control in Patients With COPD
  • Paper Published: 05/01/2017 Activity Levels and Exercise Motivation in Patients With COPD and Their Resident Loved Ones
  • Paper Published: 01/11/2016 Airway remodelling in COPD: It’s not asthma!
  • Paper Published: 01/04/2016 Inspiratory muscle training improves breathing pattern during exercise in COPD patients
  • Paper Published: 10/01/2015 The effect of home-based inspiratory muscle training on exercise capacity, exertional dyspnea and pulmonary function in COPD patients
  • Paper Published: 08/01/2015 Comparing Inspiratory Resistive Muscle Training with Incentive Spirometry on Rehabilitation of COPD Patients
  • Paper Published: 07/10/2014 Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Breathing Pattern in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Paper Published: 28/02/2014 Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) on Dyspnea in COPD During Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Paper Published: 04/12/2013 Does the Respiratory System Limit Exercise in Mild COPD?
  • Paper Published: 07/05/2013 Inspiratory muscle training protocol for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (IMTCO study) – a multicentre randomised controlled trial
  • Paper Published: 19/02/2013 Measurement validity of an electronic inspiratory loading device during a loaded breathing task in patients with COPD
  • Paper Published: 01/01/2011 Inspiratory muscle training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Paper Published: 25/05/2010 Impact of inspiratory muscle training in patients with COPD: what is the evidence?
  • Paper Published: 11/03/2010 Inspiratory muscle training in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an update of a systematic review
  • Paper Published: 09/01/2010 Inspiratory Muscle Training for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
  • Paper Published: 09/01/2009 Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The State of the Evidence
  • Paper Published: 09/01/2009 Response of the respiratory muscles to rehabilitation in COPD
  • Paper Published: 24/01/2008 Diaphragm adaptations in patients with COPD
  • Paper Published: 07/01/2008 Effects of inspiratory muscle thixotropy on the 6-min walk distance in COPD
  • Paper Published: 04/01/2008 Inspiratory muscle training compared with other rehabilitation interventions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review update
  • Paper Published: 04/01/2008 Inspiratory muscle training in COPD patients
  • Paper Published: 01/01/2008 The effect of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme on older patients with chronic pulmonary disease
  • Paper Published: 01/09/2007 Inspiratory muscle training in pulmonary rehabilitation program in COPD patients
  • Paper Published: 04/03/2007 Diaphragm Muscle Fiber Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Paper Published: 01/01/2007 Respiratory muscles training in COPD patients
  • Paper Published: 02/05/2006 High-intensity inspiratory muscle training in COPD
  • Paper Published: 12/01/2006 Inspiratory muscle training: integrative review
  • Paper Published: 03/01/2006 Relationship of upper-limb and thoracic muscle strength to 6-min walk distance in COPD patients
  • Paper Published: 01/01/2006 POWERbreathe Medic Saves Money And Resources
  • Paper Published: 09/06/2005 Inspiratory Muscle Training May Increase Peak Inspiratory Flow in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Paper Published: 15/04/2005 Diaphragm Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Paper Published: 11/01/2005 What is the role of inspiratory muscle training in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
  • Paper Published: 03/01/2005 Respiratory muscle training in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: inspiratory, expiratory, or both?
  • Paper Published: 01/01/2004 Dyspnoea in health and obstructive pulmonary disease : the role of respiratory muscle function and training
  • Paper Published: 07/03/2003 Human Diaphragm Remodeling Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Paper Published: 09/01/2003 Maintenance of inspiratory muscle training in COPD patients: one year follow-up
  • Paper Published: 01/01/2003 Feasibility of High-Intensity, Interval-Based Respiratory Muscle Training in COPD
  • Paper Published: 19/07/2002 Inspiratory muscle training in patients with COPD – Structural adaptation and physiological outcomes
  • Paper Published: 16/03/2001 Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With COPD
  • Paper Published: 09/01/2001 Effects of controlled inspiratory muscle training in patients with COPD: a meta-analysis
  • Paper Published: 08/01/2001 High-intensity inspiratory muscle training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severely reduced function
  • Paper Published: 01/03/2000 The Cumulative Effect of Long-Acting Bronchodilators, Exercise, and Inspiratory Muscle Training on the Perception of Dyspnea in Patients With Advanced COPD
  • Paper Published: 01/01/1999 Inspiratory muscle training protocol using a pressure threshold device: effect on dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Paper Published: 02/01/1998 Training of inspiratory muscles in chronic obstructive lung disease. Its impact on functional changes and exercise tolerance
  • Paper Published: 17/11/1997 Effect of inspiratory muscle training with an intermediate load on inspiratory power output in COPD
  • Paper Published: 01/01/1996 Nocturnal saturation improves by target-flow inspiratory muscle training in patients with COPD
  • Paper Published: 16/05/1995 Resistive Breathing Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Paper Published: 19/08/1994 Peak Inspiratory Mouth Pressure in Healthy Subjects and in Patients With COPD
  • Paper Published: 12/01/1994 Effects of combined inspiratory muscle and cycle ergometer training on exercise performance in patients with COPD
  • Paper Published: 11/01/1992 Inspiratory muscle training combined with general exercise reconditioning in patients with COPD
  • Paper Published: 09/01/1991 The diaphragm in COPD. Better than expected, but not good enough
  • Paper Published: 05/01/1991 Inspiratory muscle dysfunction and chronic hypercapnia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Paper Published: 01/01/1991 Target-flow inspiratory muscle training during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD
  • Paper Published: 01/01/1991 Reductions in exercise lactic acidosis and ventilation as a result of exercise training in patients with obstructive lung disease
  • Paper Published: 05/01/1989 Targeted inspiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle function and reduces dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Paper Published: 07/07/1988 Targeted resistive ventilatory muscle training in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Paper Published: 04/01/1982 Increased exercise performance in patients with severe COPD following inspiratory resistive training
  • Paper Published: 02/01/1980 Ventilatory muscle training improves exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
  • Paper Published: 04/01/2016 Inspiratory muscle training improves breathing pattern during exercise in COPD patients

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