From the closing abstract passage
“In order to develop more concrete recommendations regarding IMT as an effective low-cost adjunct in addition to traditional asthma treatments, we recommend that a…”
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 27094568
- Publication types
- Review
- Indexed subjects
- Respiratory Muscles · Lung · Asthma · Dyspnea · Vital Capacity
- 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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