Assessment and training of respiratory muscles

Poster Discussion
Chairs: C. Osadnik (Melbourne, Australia), A. Araújo Oliveira (Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal)

Diaphragm function during exercise in unilateral diaphragmatic dysfunction M. Caleffi Pereira (São Paulo, Brazil), S. Dacha (Leuven, Belgium), A. Rodrigues (Londrina, Brazil), D. Testelmans (Leuven, Belgium), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium)
Respiratory Muscle Strength Does Not Present Correlations with Lung Mechanics in GOLD II COPD Patients C. Mara Miranda Russi (São Paulo, Brazil), M. A R Brandao-Rangel (Santos, Brazil), L. A Chaves (São José dos Campos, Brazil), L. P Sales (São Paulo, Brazil), T. Costa-Guimarães (São Paulo, Brazil), A. C Martins (São Paulo, Brazil), C. R Frison (São José dos Campos, Brazil), R. S Navarro (São Paulo, Brazil), R. P Vieira (São Paulo, Brazil)
Respiratory muscle strength: a systematic review with equation testing in Portuguese healthy adults S. Souto-Miranda (Aveiro, Portugal), C. Jácome (Aveiro, Portugal), A. Alves (Aveiro, Portugal), A. Machado (Aveiro, Portugal), C. Paixão (Aveiro, Portugal), A. Oliveira (Aveiro, Portugal), L. Santos (Aveiro, Portugal), A. Marques (Aveiro, Portugal)
Sniff test: does what we measure at the nose reflect what happens in the chest wall? A. LoMauro (Milano, Italy), C. Martorana (Milano, Italy), A. Aliverti (Milano, Italy), M. Nosotti (Milano, Italy), A. Palleschi (Milano, Italy), E. Privitera (Milano, Italy)
The prognostic value of inspiratory muscle weakness in hemodialysis patients V. Lima (Diamantina, Brazil), C. Desmondes (Diamantina, Brazil), H. Costa (Diamantina, Brazil), M. Lima (Diamantina, Brazil), A. Lacerda (Diamantina, Brazil), V. Mendonça (Diamantina, Brazil), F. Alves (Diamantina, Brazil), V. Rodrigues (Diamantina, Brazil), E. Barroso (Diamantina, Brazil), G. Nominato (Diamantina, Brazil), P. Lopes (Diamantina, Brazil), P. Figueiredo (Diamantina, Brazil)
Does inspiratory muscle training (IMT) reduce depression in patients with COPD? Y. De Souza (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), S. Medeiros (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), K. Maynard Da Silva (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), J. Macedo (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), D. Condesso (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), B. Figueira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), A. Cruz (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), J. Soares (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), C. Costa (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Effects of respiratory muscle training with different modalities in COPD patients: A randomized controlled trial C. Farias (Natal, Brazil), G. Fregonezi (Natal, Brazil), I. Batista (Natal, Brazil), L. Castro (Natal, Brazil), N. Lopes (Natal, Brazil), L. Gualdi (Natal, Brazil), D. Montemezzodayane (Florianopolis, Brazil), R. Britto (Belo Horizonte , Brazil), V. Resqueti (Natal, Brazil)
Effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on dyspnea, respiratory muscle function and respiratory muscle activation in patients with COPD during endurance cycling S. Dacha (Leuven, Belgium), A. Rodrigues (Leuven, Belgium), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium), L. Janssens (Hasselt, Belgium), W. Janssens (Leuven, Belgium), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium)
Respiratory muscle training improves the work of breathing and decreases inspiratory muscle fatigue in patients after lung transplantation K. Neumannova (Olomouc, Czech Republic), V. Kuzilkova (Zlin, Czech Republic), M. Zurková (Olomouc, Czech Republic), L. Hubackova (Olomouc, Czech Republic), T. Michalcikova (Olomouc, Czech Republic), P. Jakubec (Olomouc, Czech Republic), V. Kolek (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
The effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) with Tapered Flow Resistive Loading (TFRL) on breathing characteristics and inspiratory muscle oxygenation during weaning: a preliminary data analysis Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium), M. Van Hollebeke (Leuven, Belgium), B. Clerckx (Leuven, Belgium), J. Muller (Leuven, Belgium), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), G. Hermans (Leuven, Belgium), D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium)
Evolution of inspiratory muscle training in patients with weaning difficulties. M. Van Hollebeke (Leuven, Belgium), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium), B. Clerckx (Leuven, Belgium), J. Muller (Leuven, Belgium), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), G. Hermans (Leuven, Belgium), D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium)
Safety and feasibility of inspiratory muscle training for hospitalized patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation L. Barbosa de Almeida (Juiz de Fora, Brazil), A. Elias Hallack Neto (Juiz de Fora, Brazil), M. Camaroti Laterza (Juiz de Fora, Brazil), P. Fernandes Trevizan (Juiz de Fora, Brazil), D. Godoy Martinez (Juiz de Fora, Brazil)
Effects of Inspiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, physical fitness and dyspnea in obese women. E. Pazzianotto-Forti (Piracicaba, Brazil), T. Mori (Piracicaba, Brazil), R. Zerbetto (Piracicaba, Brazil), S. Baruki (Piracicaba, Brazil), M. Montebello (Piracicaba, Brazil), E. Pacheco (Piracicaba, Brazil), N. Mendes (Piracicaba, Brazil), T. Tanaka (Nagasaki, Japan), D. Reid (Toronto, Canada)
Respiratory muscle activation, breathing pattern and respiratory muscle oxygen availability during Tapered Flow Resistive Loading and Normocapnic Hyperpnea in COPD. A. Rodrigues (Londrina, Brazil), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium), S. Dacha (Leuven, Belgium), W. Janssens (Leuven, Belgium), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium)
Breathing pattern and activity of respiratory muscles in different inspiratory resistance devices J. Medeiros da Fonsêca (Natal, Brazil), L. Lima (Natal, Brazil), V. Sales (Natal, Brazil), A. Aliverti (Milano, Italy), G. Freitas Fregonezi (Natal, Brazil)
Effects of incremental inspiratory load on inspiratory muscles activity in stroke subjects in comparison to healthy individuals E. Colaço (Recife, Brazil), L. Peroni Gualdi (Santa Cruz , Brazil), A. E.F. Da Gama (Recife, Brazil), C. Wiesiolek (Recife, Brazil), D. C. Brandão (Recife, Brazil), G. A.F. Fregonezi (Natal, Brazil), A. Dornelas De Andrade (Recife, Brazil)
Effect of expiratory muscle load on pharyngeal muscles contraction in patients with dysphagia Y. Tawara (Hamamatsu, Japan), I. Fujishima (Hamamatsu, Japan), S. Hanai (Hamamatsu, Japan), Y. Okada (Hamamatsu, Japan), K. Morishita (Hamamatsu, Japan), S. Arizono (Hamamatsu, Japan), R. Kozu (Nagasaki, Japan)