Open AccessDoes Respiratory Muscle Training Improve Cough Flow in Acute Stroke? Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Stefan Tino Kulnik,
Surinder S. Birring,
John Moxham,
Gerrard F. Rafferty,
Lalit Kalra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.114.007110
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , respiratory system , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anesthesia , mechanical engineering , engineering , tissue plasminogen activator
Cough protects the lungs from aspiration. We investigated whether respiratory muscle training may improve respiratory muscle and cough function, and potentially reduce pneumonia risk in acute stroke.
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