Long-Term Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis : First Results after Four Months of Training

Joint Authors

Hallebach, Stephanie
Baumann, Irene
Rassler, Beate
Kalischewski, Petra
Marx, Grit

Source

Autoimmune Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-08-18

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is characterized by reduced muscle endurance and is often accompanied by respiratory complications.

Improvement of respiratory function is therefore an important objective in MG therapy.

A previous study demonstrated that respiratory muscle endurance training (RMET) over four weeks increased respiratory muscle endurance of MG patients to about 200% of baseline.

The purpose of the present study was to establish an appropriate maintenance training and to test its effects over four months.

Ten patients with mild to moderate MG participated in this study.

During the first month, they performed five training sessions per week.

For the following 3 months, training frequency was reduced to five sessions per two weeks.

Myasthenia score, lung function, and respiratory endurance were determined prior to training, after the first month, and after 4 months.

Myasthenia score improved from 0.71±0.1 to 0.56±0.1 (P=0.007).

Respiratory endurance time increased from 6.1±0.8 to 20.3±3.0 min (P<0.001).

In conclusion, this RMET maintenance program is feasible and is significantly beneficial for MG patients.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Rassler, Beate& Marx, Grit& Hallebach, Stephanie& Kalischewski, Petra& Baumann, Irene. 2011. Long-Term Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis : First Results after Four Months of Training. Autoimmune Diseases،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499756

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Rassler, Beate…[et al.]. Long-Term Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis : First Results after Four Months of Training. Autoimmune Diseases No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499756

American Medical Association (AMA)

Rassler, Beate& Marx, Grit& Hallebach, Stephanie& Kalischewski, Petra& Baumann, Irene. Long-Term Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis : First Results after Four Months of Training. Autoimmune Diseases. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499756

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-499756