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Respiratory muscle training in older adults: review article
Vilaça,Adriano Florencio; Pedrosa,Bárbara Cristina de Souza; França,Emanuelle Rocha Tenório de; Amaral,Thamara Cunha Nascimento; Andrade,Maria do Amparo<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> Respiratory muscle training has been considered one of the main strategies to alleviate sarcopenia in older adults. Therefore, the present study aimed to verify which respiratory muscle training protocols are most used in this population and their main benefits described in the literature.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> A literature search was performed in the electronic databases PubMed, Latin Americ...
The effect of inspiratory muscle training on the quality of life, immune respon...
Vilaça,Adriano Florencio; Pedrosa,Bárbara Cristina de Souza; Amaral,Thamara Cunha Nascimento; Andrade,Maria do AmparoAbstract Objective: To evaluate the impact of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on the quality of life, immune response, inspiratory and lower limb muscle strength of older adults. Method: A randomized clinical trial was conducted with 30 institutionalized older adults. They were allocated into two groups: the IMT group (n=15), which underwent IMT with PowerBreathe Classic, using a load of 60% of maximal inspir...