RT journal article
T1 Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as Part of a Respiratory Rehabilitation Program Implementation of Mechanical Devices: A Systematic Review
A1 Vázquez-Gandullo, Eva
A1 Hidalgo Molina, Antonio
A1 Montoro Ballesteros, Francisca
A1 Morales Gonzalez, Maria
A1 Muñoz-Ramírez, Isabel
A1 Arnedillo Muñoz, Aurelio
A2 Ingeniería en AutomáticaElectrónica, Arquitectura y Redes de Computadores
A2 Medicina
K1 inspiratory muscle training
K1 inspiratory restriction device
K1 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
K1 respiratory rehabilitation
K1 quality of life
AB Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a complex and heterogeneous disease, with pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations, which leads to the need to personalize the assessment and treatment of these patients. The latest updates of national and international guidelines for the management of COPD reveal the importance of respiratory rehabilitation (RR) and its role in improving symptoms, quality of life, and psychosocial sphere of patients. Within RR, the inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has received special interest, showing benefits in maximum inspiratory pressure, perception of well-being, and health status in patients with chronic heart disease, respiratory diseases, and dyspnea during exercise. The aim of this review is to assess the efficacy of IMT in COPD patients through the use of inspiratory muscle training devices, compared with respiratory rehabilitation programs without inspiratory muscle training. In the last years, many mechanical devices focused on inspiratory muscle training have been developed, some of them, such as the AirOFit PRO (TM), PowerBreath (R), or FeelBreathe (R), have shown clear benefits. The active search for candidate patients to undergo the RR program with inspiratory muscle training using this type of device in COPD patients represents an advance in the treatment of this disease, with direct benefits on the quality of life of the patients. In this article, we review the available evidence on IMT in these patients and describe the different devices used for it.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2022
FD 2022-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27211
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27211
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-may-2026