Respiratory muscle weakness is relatively rare in clinical practice and, therefore, it is seldom
a clinician's first thought. However, it should always be considered where a patient has …

THE inspiratory muscles are the only skeletal muscles vital to life, and the commonest threat
to life in neuromuscular disorders is respiratory failure. Therefore, in patients with …

Assessing respiratory muscle function has become more and more essential both in clinical
research and in the broad field of respiratory and intensive care medicine. In clinical …

Respiratory muscle weakness may be the sole cause of dyspnea or may aggravate dyspnea
due to another respiratory disease, and is often difficult to recognise clinically. The …

This review presents clinically relevant issues regarding the assessment of respiratory
muscles in individuals with neuromuscular disorders, and discusses the advantages and …

Respiratory muscles generate the pressure differences driving ventilation. Respiratory
muscle weakness is hence an important clinical feature. In advanced stages, respiratory …

Involvement of respiratory muscles is a nearly constant feature of neuromuscular disorders,
leading to respiratory failure. A careful respiratory follow up adapted to the variable time …

Why is it so important that pulmonologists are familiar with respiratory muscle assessment?
Respiratory muscle weakness is associated with increased respiratory workload and …

The clinical manifestations and evaluation of respiratory muscle weakness due to
neuromuscular disease will be reviewed here. The management and outcomes of patients …

Respiratory muscle weakness may induce dyspnoea, secretion retention and respiratory
failure. Assessing respiratory muscle strength is mandatory in neuromuscular diseases and …