Use of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing has led to thresholds for what qualifies as impairment in populations.

Researchers review pulmonary function testing measures that span 4 categories that can assess the respiratory muscle dysfunction that happens in diseases like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Muscle ...

A patient’s inability to count while holding their breath can be an indication of respiratory distress in myasthenia gravis. A simple breathing and counting exercise may be a meaningful tool to ...

USA: Researchers have found in a new study that among people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF), handgrip strength (HGS) is associated with inspiratory muscle strength and percent-predicted forced ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than half of children aged 12 to 15 years do not have healthy cardiorespiratory function, according to a ...

Alice Springs Hospital has made a “significant advancement” after receiving state-of-the-art machines worth $100k.