A Teaching Tool to Visually Illustrate How Manipulating the Physiology of the Ventilatory Muscle Pump Alters Functional Performance. Issue 1 (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sobush, Dennis C.
• Is Part Of: Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal. Volume 26:Issue 1(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: failure, fatigue -- ventilatory muscle performance; Cardiopulmonary system -- Diseases -- Physical therapy -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Physical therapy -- Periodicals; Lungs -- Diseases -- Physical therapy -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.1062
• DOI: 10.1097/CPT.0000000000000004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1541-7891

Abstract

Abstract : This clinical perspective article describes an inexpensive pedagogical tool intended for use in a laboratory setting as part of a cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy course. It uses a dual balance scale schematic/model. As a teaching resource, physical therapy students can use it to visually reinforce their understanding of the complex cause-and-effect interplay between physiological factors that affect ventilatory muscle pump (VMP) performance for sustained breathing or contribute to VMP fatigue/failure.