| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9353562 | Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
To overcome the load required by Threshold® therapy, COPD patients demonstrated an increase of accessory muscles activity, represented by SMM. For the same relative load this increase seems to be proportional to the degree of pulmonary obstruction.
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Authors
A. Dornelas de Andrade, T.N.S. Silva, H. Vasconcelos, M. Marcelino, M.G. Rodrigues-Machado, V.C. Galindo Filho, N.H. Moraes, P.E.M. Marinho, C.F. Amorim,