Timed immersion expiration measures in patients with muscular dystrophies
Voos MC, Goya PSA, de Freitas BL, Pires AMT, Favero FM, Caromano FA.
Arch Physiother. 2020 18;10:4. doi: 10.1186/s40945-020-0074-3. eCollection 2020.
The aim of the study was to describe the evolution of timed immersion expiration in 57 patients with muscular dystrophies in a one-year interval.
Over one year, motor function as assessed by MFM and respiratory functions decreased, but timed immersion expiration was maintained.
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