Research: BLANC-GRAS and colleagues

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Abstract

BLANC-GRAS and colleagues, Laboratoire de Physiologie, Faculte de Medecine de Grenoble, Paris, France trained 15 asthmatic and 15 healthy children to adjust their breathing pattern to a target pattern displayed on a video screen using visual feedback.

Background

Methodology

Results

The error scores between the two groups were not significantly different. This data does not support the hypothesis that voluntary control of respiratory muscles is impaired in asthmatics.

Conclusion

References

Blanc-Gras N ete al. Voluntary control of breathing pattern in asthmatic children. Percept Mot Skills 83(3 Pt 2): 1384-6. Dec 1996.

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