Population\PEDro Scale | Groups | Intervention | Outcomes |
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Pillastrini et al (2006) [17] Upper Spinal Cord Injury 1 | Control (n = 4) | Chest Physiotherapy | No improvement: FVC; FEV1; PCF; FEV1/FVC; PaO2; PaCO2; Ph; SaO2. |
Experimental (n = 5) | Chest Physiotherapy + MIE | Improvement: FVCa (Before 0.37 ± 0.23 ml /After 0.46 ± 0.21;↑24 %); FEV1a (Before 0.21 ± 0.15 ml /After 0.28 ± 0.14; ↑33 %); PCFa (Before 0.24 ± 0.19 L/s /After 0.31 ± 0.19 L/s;↑29 %). No improvement: FEV1/FVC; PaO2; PaCO2; Ph; SaO2. | |
Gosselink et al (2000) [18] Multiple Sclerosis 5 | Control (n = 9) | Non-supervised breathing exercises | No Improvement: PIMax; Pulmonary Index, FVC; PEMax. |
Training (n = 9) | Expiratory muscle training (Threshold) | Improvement : PIMaxa (↑39 ± 41cmH2O); Pulmonary Indexb (↓ 2 ± 1pts). No Improvement: FVC; PEMax. | |
Chaisson et al (2006) [19] ALS 6 | Control (n = 4) | Manually assisted cough | No improvement: Respiratory complications; Rate of decline in FVC; Survival days. |
Experimental (n = 5) | Manually assisted cough + Vibratory vest | No improvement: Respiratory complications; Rate of decline in FVC; Survival days. | |
Christensen et al (1990) [20] COPD 4 | Control (n = 22) | SHAM therapy with low PEP mask | No improvement: FEV1; FVC; PaO2; PaCO2; dyspnoea during activities; cough; sputum; exacerbations; bedridden days; hospitalizations and days with antibiotics. |
Experimental (n = 25) | Therapy with PEP mask | No Improvement: FEV1; FVC; PaO2; dyspnoea walking on ground level; sputum; exacerbations; bedridden days; hospitalizations and days with antibiotics. Worsening: Coughb [↓11 (−69–75)mm]; PaCO2 [↑0.05(−69–75)kPa]b; dyspnoea walking on staircaseb [↓1 (−69–53)mm]. | |
Smeltzer et al (1996) [21] Multiple Sclerosis 4 | Control (n = 5) | SHAM therapy with Threshold | No improvement: PIMax; PEMax. |
Experimental (n = 10) | Expiratory muscle training (Threshold) | Improvement: PEMaxb (19,4 ± 9.9cmH2O; ↑19 %). No improvement: PIMax. | |
Rafiq et all (2015) [22] NMD 5 | Breath Stacking (n = 21) | Breath Stacking Therapy | No improvement: Hospital Admissions, number of antibiotics days, pulmonary morbidities, Survival, quality of life. |
MIE (n = 19) | MIE | No Improvement: Hospital Admissions, number of antibiotics days, Hospital Admissions, number of antibiotics days, pulmonary morbidities, Survival, quality of life. |