Acute effects of Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure (EPAP) on different levels in ventilation and electrical activity of sternocleidomastoid and parasternal muscles in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients: a randomized controlled trial

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the acute effects of EPAP on the activity of sternocleidomastoid (SCM), parasternal muscles and ventilatory parameters in COPD patients. METHOD: Twenty-four patients with COPD were studied using surface electromyography (sEMG) and a ventilometer. Patients were randomly assi...

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Autores principales: Cardoso, Dannuey M., Fregonezi, Guilherme A. F., Jost, Renan T., Gass, Ricardo, Alberton, Cristine L., Albuquerque, Isabella M., Paiva, Dulciane N., Barreto, Sérgio S. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5176202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27683840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0190

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