The expansion of the pulmonary rib cage during breath stacking is influenced by age in obese women

JM Barcelar, A Aliverti, C Rattes, ME **menes… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective To analyze in obese women the acute effects of the breath stacking technique on
thoraco-abdominal expansion. Design and Methods Nineteen obese women (BMI≥ 30 …

Effect of air stacking training on pulmonary function, respiratory strength and peak cough flow in persons with cervical spinal cord injury

SK An, WS Shin - Physical therapy rehabilitation science, 2018 - koreascience.kr
Objective: This study investigated the effects of air stacking training (AST) on pulmonary
function, respiratory strength, and peak cough flow (PCF) in persons with cervical spinal …

Clinimetric properties of breath‐stacking technique for assessment of inspiratory capacity

LA de Sá Feitosa, PA Barbosa… - Physiotherapy …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose Breath stacking (BS) is used as an alternative method for
lung expansion therapy and the assessment of inspiratory capacity in uncooperative …

[PDF][PDF] Inspiration boosters: technical updates in incentive spirometers and breath-stacking

IC Faria, LM Freire, WN Sampaio - Rev Med Minas Gerais, 2013 - rmmg.org
TInspiration boosting techniques were proposed in order to promote sustained maximal
inspirations, creating high ventilation pressures and preventing alveolar collapse. Incentive …