Name of Fellow


Ms Nicole Sheers

Institution


Funder


NHMRC

Contact information of fellow


Country


Australia

Title of project/programme


Lung Volume Recruitment in Neuromuscular Disease: Can "breath-stacking" improve lung function, respiratory symptoms and quality of life in people with neuromuscular disorders?

Source of funding information


NHMRC

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 72,586

Start date of award


01/01/15

Total duration of award in years


3.0

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Motor neurone diseases

Keywords


physiotherapy | ventilatory support | neuromuscular diseases | respiratory failure | motor neuron disease (mnd)

Research Abstract


Difficulty taking deep breaths or coughing are two of the breathing complications people with a neuromuscular disease can face. Lung volume recruitment, also known as breath-stacking, is a simple and inexpensive therapy that may help. This research will look at the short and medium-term effects of breath-stacking exercises on the breathing system. If lung volume, chest stiffness and cough effectiveness improve then symptoms, quality of life and potentially survival are likely to be better.

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