Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training is most often used for Lungs & Breathing.

Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training

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•Last Updated: August 28, 2025

Inspiratory muscle strength training is a form of resistance training designed to strengthen the inspiratory muscles, which include the diaphragm. This is achieved by providing resistance during inspiration, or inhaling, through the use of a pressure threshold device.

Last Updated:August 28, 2025

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Supplementary respiratory therapy improves lung function in pediatric cerebral palsy

In this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, supplementary respiratory therapy improved one lung function parameter in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

Inhaling against resistance improved blood pressure in older people