Optimal method for assessment of respiratory muscle strength in neuromuscular disorders using sniff nasal inspiratory pressure (SNIP).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ability to accurately determine respiratory muscle strength is vitally important in patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMD). Sniff nasal inspiratory pressure (SNIP), a test of inspiratory muscle strength, is easier to perform for many NMD patients than the more commonly used determination of maximum inspiratory pressure measured at the mouth (MIP). However, due to an inconsistent approach in the literature, the optimal technique to perform the SNIP maneuver is unclear. Therefore, we systematically evaluated the impact of performing the maneuver with nostril contralateral to the pressure-sensing probe open (SNIPOP) versus closed (SNIPCL), on determination of inspiratory muscle strength in NMD patients as well as control subjects with normal respiratory muscle func

SUBMITTER: Kaminska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5433762 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature