Bach JR, Gonçalves MR, Páez S, Winck JC, Leitão S, Abreu P: Expiratory flow maneuvers in
patients with neuromuscular diseases. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2006; 85: 105–111 …

Respiratory muscle weakness, be it of acute or chronic onset, is a potentially threatening
condition. Weakness of inspiratory muscles generates an imbalance between muscle load …

The ventilatory muscles are of primary importance in the maintenance of ventilation. This
rather complex system of muscles centers around the diaphragm. As diaphragmatic function …

Twitch mouth pressure (Pmo, tw) during magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation and sniff nasal
inspiratory pressure (SNIP) were recently proposed as alternative noninvasive methods for …

In early phases of neuromuscular disease, patients are either free of respiratory symptoms
or have exertional dyspnea not explained by obvious obstructive or restrictive lung disease …

Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) is an important clinical method used to assess
respiratory muscle strength. The reliability and reproducibility of this measurement in …

Assessing respiratory mechanics and muscle function is critical for both clinical practice and
research purposes. Several methodological developments over the past two decades have …

Suárez AA, Pessolano FA, Monteiro SG, Ferreyra G, Capria ME, Mesa L, Dubrovsky A, De
Vito EL: Peak flow and peak cough flow in the evaluation of expiratory muscle weakness …

Background Single-point measurements of maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) are
frequently used to suggest muscle weakness in clinical practice. Although there is a large …

Background: The maximum static respiratory pressures, namely the maximum inspiratory
pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP), reflect the strength of the …