Effectiveness of abdominal sandbag training in enhancing diaphragm muscle function and exercise tolerance in patients with chronic respiratory failure

CONCLUSIONS: Abdominal sandbag training may be beneficial for patients dependent on a ventilator. The training improves the function of the diaphragm muscle, thereby increasing tidal volume and reducing the respiratory rate and rapid shallow breathing index, thus facilitating withdrawal from ventilation. This training approach may also improve the thickness and motion of the diaphragm and the rate of ventilator detachment.PMID:38302365 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.01.021
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research