Comparison of two inspiratory muscle training protocols in people with spinal cord injury: a secondary analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Study design/setting

Secondary analysis.

Objectives

To compare the change in maximal inspiratory pressure (PI_max) over the first 4 weeks of two different inspiratory muscle training (IMT) protocols and explore if either method is more effective for people with spinal cord injury.

Methods

Data originated from two published studies. Participants completed flow-resistive IMT (F-IMT) at 80% daily PI_max, 7 days/week (supervised weekly), or threshold IMT (T-IMT) at 30-80% weekly PI_max, twice-daily, 5 days/week (supervised every session). Seven participants from each trial were matched by training adherence, level of spinal cord injury, impairment grade (A-C), and height. Differences between F-IMT and T-IMT groups in training intensity, breat

SUBMITTER: Palermo AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10423237 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature