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Effects of Expiratory Muscle Training and Air Stacking on Peak Cough Flow in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease

  • Alvaro ReyesEmail author
  • Adrián Castillo
  • Javiera Castillo
PULMONARY REHABILITATION
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of air stacking (AS) and an expiratory muscle training (EMT) program to increase voluntary and reflex peak cough flow (PCF) in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Participants were allocated to the control (n = 11), EMT (n = 11), or EMT + AS group (n = 11). All groups performed EMT (5 sets of 5 repetitions), 6 times a week for 2 months. The control group used a fixed resistance, EMT plus AS and EMT groups used a progressively increased resistance. The EMT plus AS group additionally performed 10 series of three to four lung insufflations using a manual resuscitator bag. Voluntary and reflex PCF, maximum expiratory pressure, and slow vital capacity were assessed before and after training. EMT plus AS was more beneficial than EMT alone for improving reflex and voluntary PCF. The effect of the EMT plus AS was greater for reflex PCF than for voluntary PCF.

Keywords

Respiratory muscle training Pulmonary function Parkinson’s disease 
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Acknowledgment

This work was supported by Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnologico FONDECYT (Grant No. 11160419)

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Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Ciencias de La RehabilitaciónUniversidad Andres BelloViña del MarChile
  2. 2.Carrera de Fonoaudiología, Departamento Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de MedicinaPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
  3. 3.Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Facultad de CienciasUniversidad MayorSantiagoChile

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