Columnist Caroline Gainer discusses a study whose findings suggested that respiratory muscle strength training could help ...

Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels, PT, DPT, CLTBreathing exercises can temporarily lower your blood pressure and heart rate by activating the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is part of the ...

The effect of these improvements on whole-body exercise performance remains controversial. Objective: To assess the effect of a 10 week inspiratory resistive loading (IRL) intervention on respiratory ...

Mechanically ventilated patients’ respiratory function can be improved with pulmonary rehabilitation, especially IMT and NMES.