Blow gun training enhances the ventilatory capacity in patients with Down syndrome: a pilot study

Barroso, Marisa; Salvador, Rogério; Barros, Ana; Soeiro, Raquel; Marcelino, Ana; Nogueira, Daniela; Morouço, Pedro

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There are over fifteen thousand people with Down syndrome in Portugal. The worst performance of their respiratory muscles aggravates the expiratory effort, leading to a diminished aerial flow.

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Well-being Quality of life Expiratory intensity Trisomy 21

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/6390

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Barroso, Marisa & Salvador, Rogério & Barros, Ana & Soeiro, Raquel & Marcelino, Ana & Nogueira, Daniela & Morouço, Pedro. (2014). Blow gun training enhances the ventilatory capacity in patients with Down syndrome: a pilot study. Revista de Saúde Pública. 48. 242.