From the closing abstract passage
“In patients with inspiratory muscle weakness, the addition of IMT to a general exercise training program improved P(I,max) and tended to improve exercise performance.”
A short excerpt, not the complete finding. Read the linked abstract for the comparison, measurements and context.
What this cannot establish
This clinical population differs from healthy athletes. Treatment findings should not be converted into an unsupervised training or medication change.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 21282809
- Publication types
- Meta-Analysis · Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't · Review
- Indexed subjects
- Muscle Weakness · Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive · Dyspnea · Inspiratory Capacity · Treatment Outcome
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-18
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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