Background Pursed lip breathing (PLB) and diaphragmatic breathing (DB) are physical
therapy interventions frequently adopted by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy is one of the factors implicated in the high morbidity
and mortality rate in patients with COPD. Thus, several studies and nonsystematic reviews …

BACKGROUND: Respiratory system, together with the cardiovascular and central nervous
system, is responsible for all processes related to oxygenation and hemodynamics and the …

Aim The aim of the present study was to compare threshold inspiratory muscle training (IMT)
and expiratory muscle training (EMT) in elderly male patients with moderate degree of …

Background This study investigated the relationship between the pathological alteration of
alveolar septa and (1) pulmonary function and (2) matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP …

This study identified the effects of pursed-lip breathing (PLB), forward trunk lean posture
(FTLP), and combined PLB and FTLP on total and compartmental lung volumes, and …

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show several extrapulmonary
abnormalities such as impairment in the autonomic function (AF). Similarly, the use of …

Objectives: This randomized epidemiologic study will examine the relationship between
cardiac autonomic modulation and different intensities and domains of physical activity in a …

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of pursed-lip breathing
(PLB) on cardiac autonomic modulation in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background/objectives: Breast cancer survivors present autonomic dysfunction when
evaluated by their heart rate variability (HRV). The purpose of this study is to investigate the …