THE EFFECTS OF HIGH VERSUS LOW-INTENSITY INSPIRATORY MUSCLE INTERVAL TRAINING IN PATIENTS WITH COPD.
Contributors: Ohio State University.
Published: 1992
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Biology, Animal Physiology.; Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: This study determined the effect of a high versus low intensity inspiratory muscle interval training protocol on inspiratory muscle strength (PI$\sb\□rm MAX)□$, graded inspiratory threshold loading (P$\sb\□rm ITL)□$, inspiratory muscle endurance (IE), functional ability (12 MD), and Pulmonary Impact Profile Scale (PIPS) scores. A double-blind, three group, repeated measure design was used. Subjects were randomized to group 1 (n = 12; receiving supervised high intensity training) or group 2 (n = 8; receiving supervised low intensity training) or were assigned to group 3 (n = 5; receiving unsupervised high intensity training). All subject trained 3 times weekly for 12 weeks. Group 1 showed significant improvement in PI$\sb\□rm MAX,□$ P$\sb\□rm ITL,□$ IE, and 12 MD, and a significant decline in PIPS. Group 2 improved in P$\sb\□rm ITL,□$ IE, 12MD, and PIPS, while group 3 improved in IE only. Although the results suggest that severely impaired COPD patients can tolerate and benefit from high resistive training, there were no statistically significant differences between supervised groups with respect to intensity of training.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-06, Section: B, page: 2721.

Thesis (PH.D.)--THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 1992.

School code: 0168.