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Influence of the breathing pattern on the pulmonary function of endurance-trained athletes

Scientific Reports
Proper functioning of the respiratory system is one of the most important determinants of human health. According to current knowledge, the diaphragmatic breathing pattern seems to be the most favourable.
Marcin Sikora, Rafał Mikołajczyk, Olga Łakomy, Jakub Karpiński, Aleksandra Żebrowska, Sabina Kostorz-Nosal, Dariusz Jastrzębski   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: The Impact of Obesity

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of gastro‐esophageal (GERD) and laryngopharynegal (LPRD) reflux diseases in the context of obesity as a confounding entity. A detailed review of the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease may be found elsewhere.
Abdul Latif H. Hamdan, Mary J. Hawkshaw, Robert T. Sataloff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pengaruh Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise Terhadap Penurunan Insomnia Pada Lansia Wanita [PDF]

, 2014
Lansia wanita lebih sering mengalami gangguan pola tidur dikarenakan semakin bertambah umur seseorang maka akan mengalami penurunan fungsi organ yang berpengaruh pada kondisi mental dan psikososial sepeti kurang percaya diri, cemas, stress, dan depresi ...
, Agus Widodo, S.Fis., M.Fis, , Totok Budi Santoso, S.Fis., Ftr., M.PH, Hapsari, Nindia Evi   +2 more
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The Effects of COVID‐19 on Voice

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic had profound effects on vocal health, impacting both infected individuals, professional voice users and essential workers. The objective of this paper was to explore the multifaceted nature of dysphonia associated with COVID‐19, arising from both direct and indirect consequences of the pandemic.
Mausumi Syamal
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting Surfactant Need at Birth: Failed Validation of a Bedside Method Using Gastric Aspirates

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To validate a prototype point‐of‐care (POC) test for the lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio by identifying the optimal L/S cut‐off for predicting surfactant need in preterm infants < 30 weeks' gestation using gastric aspirates (GAS) sampled at birth and to assess clinical feasibility.
Christian Heiring, Porntiva Poorisrisak, Niklas Breindahl, Gitte Zachariassen, Maria‐Christina Eckardt, Anne‐Cathrine Viuff, Lars Bender, Peter Agergaard, Lise Aunsholt, Tine Brink Henriksen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Respiratory pattern, thoracoabdominal motion and ventilation in chronic airway obstruction

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016
Background. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) present abnormal respiratory mechanics, but its relation to ventilation variables at rest is not fully understood. Methods.
M. Fernandes, A. Cukier, N. Ambrosino, J.J. Leite, M.I. Zanetti Feltrim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diaphragmatic-intercostal breathing and the occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in singers

The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2014
This article was inspired by our awareness of an increasing number of voice students and professional singers who specialize in Western art music and who present with symptoms relating to gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). In our attempts to understand this phenomenon, we began questioning the relationship between diaphragmatic-intercostal ...
Jacobs-Du Plessis, Beverley, Viljoen, Santisa, Bester, Petra   +2 more
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Management of a diaphragmatic hernia using self‐locking knots

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary A 4‐year‐old Thoroughbred gelding was presented with a history of severe colic signs that were non‐responsive to non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs. During initial evaluation, distended small intestine was observed, together with continued colic signs and a serosanguinous abdominocentesis sample.
A. Gillen, A. Shanklin, A. Graham, A. A. Alvarez, C. Baldwin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing the power of cell transplantation to target respiratory dysfunction following spinal cord injury. [PDF]

, 2017
The therapeutic benefit of cell transplantation has been assessed in a host of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, including disorders of the spinal cord such as traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
Charsar, Brittany A., Lepore, Angelo C., Urban, Mark W.   +2 more
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Equine botulism

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Botulism is a severe and often fatal disease in equine patients worldwide. Clostridium botulinum is a ubiquitous soil organism which produces a potent neurotoxin resulting in neuromuscular blockade and flaccid paralysis in affected animals. Definitive diagnosis is often impractical or impossible, leading to diagnosis and treatment based on ...
Kali Slavik, Robert Whitlock, Amy Johnson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source