Respiratory muscle weakness and respiratory muscle training in severely disabled multiple sclerosis patients Rik Gosselink, PhD, Ludwig Kovacs, PT, Pierre Ketelaer, MD, Herwig Carton, PhD, Marc Decramer, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 81, Issue 6, Pages 747-751 (June 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(00)90105-9 Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Relation between expiratory muscle strength (PEmax), measured as percentage predicted (% pred) and Extended Disability Status Score (EDSS). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2000 81, 747-751DOI: (10.1016/S0003-9993(00)90105-9) Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Relation between expiratory muscle strength (PEmax), measured as percentage predicted (% pred), and forced vital capacity (FVC). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2000 81, 747-751DOI: (10.1016/S0003-9993(00)90105-9) Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Relation between changes in maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax), measured as percentage predicted (% pred), after training and the initial Expanded Disability Status Score (EDSS) in the training group. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2000 81, 747-751DOI: (10.1016/S0003-9993(00)90105-9) Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions