This study recorded significant increases in maximum inspiratory pressure with IMT. The 36 non-ambulatory study participants with advanced MS reported no adverse events after 10 weeks of IMT.

MIP, maximal inspiratory pressure; MEP, maximal expiratory pressure; VC, vital capacity Full size image The MEP correlated with the voluntary cough capacity (UPCF) as expected ( R =0.495, P <0.001 ...

The measurement of maximum expiratory pressure is also useful, however, for differentiating generalized neuromuscular weakness from specific weakness of the diaphragm or other inspiratory muscles.

The average percent predicted of maximal static expiratory pressure (MEP) improved from 19%±14 in the C4–C5 subgroup to 51%±19 for T7–L3 subgroup.

Most patients with cough weakness also experienced diaphragm dysfunction, and those with either of these disorders tested for decreased maximal expiratory pressure (MEP), characterizing the ...

Respiratory muscle strength (maximal inspiratory pressure [MIP]; maximal expiratory pressure [MEP]) was measured with analog manovacuometer after pulmonary function testing.

Similar improvements were noted for the sham-IMT group with 23% and 33% from baseline for MIP and maximum expiratory pressure, respectively (p≤0.03). There were no significant changes in pulmonary ...

Respiratory muscle function from baseline through Week 120, as measured by maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure (MIP and MEP), showed a 14.6 percent mean increase in MIP and a 15.0 percent ...

A relative increase of intrapulmonary over intrabronchial pressure exists, and expiratory time is prolonged. 14 In restrictive diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis and congestive heart failure the ...

In contrast to the other parameters, PE max [maximum expiratory pressure] remained relatively stable but very low in the years prior to mechanical ventilation, indicating that the main loss of ...