Respiratory muscle training (RMT) may not have been a part of your daily exercise in the past, but if you are someone with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s or related diagnosis, devoting a few minutes a day to RMT use may yield benefits for speech and swallowing....
“I use the Breather to train and strengthen my diaphragm” Roger (Breather®FIT with Manometer) Roger is retired from broadcasting, and he doesn’t want Parkinson’s to rob him of his voice. Resistance Training for the Breathing Muscles Skeletal muscles are reactors and...
In a study published in Thorax in 2006, researchers set out to test the hypothesis that hostility contributes to faster rates of decline in lung function among older adults.[i] Hostility and anger are considered risk factors for, or to co-occur with, many health...
From time to time I am contacted by a customer, patient, or speech-language pathologist with questions about using the Breather®, respiratory muscle trainer (RMT) device. Recently, I heard from a customer who I’ll call Linda, who shared in an email that she has...
I was contacted recently by a customer asking about safe practices for use of a respiratory muscle training device during the COVID 19 pandemic. Respiratory muscle training (RMT) devices are handheld devices used to strengthen the muscles of inhalation and exhalation....
I want to invite readers to join a free webinar to be held this afternoon, April 9, 2020 at 3pm. Register: https://my.demio.com/ref/BSKak8B9aPmzKNqt Kevin Longoria, Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Chief Science Officer at Biostrap, & Dr. Nina Bausek, Geneticist...
