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Inspiration for the Future: The Role of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Cystic Fibrosis
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John D. Lowman,
Melitta McNarry
Sports Medicine - Open, Volume: 5, Issue: 1
Swansea University Authors:
Kelly Mackintosh , Melitta McNarry
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DOI (Published version): 10.1186/s40798-019-0210-3
Abstract
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited, multi-system, life-limiting disease characterized by a progressive decline in lung function, which accounts for the majority of CF-related morbidity and mortality. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been proposed as a rehabilitative strategy to treat respirat...
| Published in: | Sports Medicine - Open |
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| ISSN: | 2199-1170 2198-9761 |
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2019
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51284 |
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited, multi-system, life-limiting disease characterized by a progressive decline in lung function, which accounts for the majority of CF-related morbidity and mortality. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been proposed as a rehabilitative strategy to treat respiratory impairments associated with CF. However, despite evidence of therapeutic benefits in healthy and other clinical populations, the routine application of IMT in CF can neither be supported nor refuted due to the paucity of methodologically rigorous research. Specifically, the interpretation of available studies regarding the efficacy of IMT in CF is hampered by methodological threats to internal and external validity. As such, it is important to highlight the inherent risk of bias that differences in patient characteristics, IMT protocols, and outcome measurements present when synthesizing this literature prior to making final clinical judgments. Future studies are required to identify the characteristics of individuals who may respond to IMT and determine whether the controlled application of IMT can elicit meaningful improvements in physiological and patient-centered clinical outcomes. Given the equivocal evidence regarding its efficacy, IMT should be utilized on a case-by-case basis with sound clinical reasoning, rather than simply dismissed, until a rigorous evidence-based consensus has been reached. |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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