《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2018, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (4): 416-421.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2018.04.008

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Application of Breathing Trainer in Pulmonary Rehabilitation of Stable Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (review)

TIAN Jia-wei, CAI Li-ting, HOU Xin-heng   

  1. Department of Respiration, Jiangyin Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangyin, Jiangsu 214400, China
  • Received:2017-09-19 Revised:2018-03-05 Published:2018-04-25 Online:2018-04-27
  • Contact: HOU Xin-heng. E-mail: houxinheng2008@126.com

Abstract: At present, the mechanism of breathing trainer is not very clear, but it mainly bases on the neuromuscular plasticity of respiratory muscle. The breathing trainers appeared on the market mainly included resistance load or threshold load breathing trainers, abdominal breathing trainers, multifunctional breathing trainers, and new breathing trainers. However, the efficacy of breathing trainer on the stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease remains uncertain, and needs further researches.

Key words: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary rehabilitation, breathing trainer, review

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