Respiratory Muscle Strength Training: Theory and Practice

First Edition

Christine Sapienza, Michelle S. Troche

Details: 87 pages, B&W, eBook

ISBN13: 978-1-59756-626-1

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About

Respiratory muscle training (RMST) programs are of great interest to the community of speech language pathologists since they function as rehabilitative strategies in many individuals. It is imperative that clinicians be taught the specific parameters that can be manipulated to change training effects, as well as studying issues of training length and the consequences of detraining, which occurs when therapy has terminated. Critics will agree that there are no other materials like this one on the market; something pocket-sized and easily accessible so that clinicians can refer to it daily. The book will also be full of useful illustrations, demonstrating step-by-step processes on how to manipulate the device and finish training.

Reviews

"Respiratory Muscle Strength Training Theory and Practice is an excellent resource for clinicians who are beginning to use RMST. This book provides a solid foundation in respiratory anatomy and physiology which explains the why and how of RMST. As mentioned additional resource articles will be provided for more information."
—Ainsley Martin, MS, CCC-SLP, The SLP Revolution (June 2019)

Preface
About the Authors

Chapter 1: Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 2: Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of the Respiratory System
Chapter 3: Devices for Respiratory Muscle Training
Chapter 4: Case Studies in Respiratory Training
Chapter 5: Frequently Asked Questions

Appendix A: Representative Sample of Devices Used for Respiratory Training
Appendix B: Instructions for Using Respiratory Training Devices

Index

Authors

Christine Sapienza

Christine Sapienza, PhD, CCC-SLP, serves as Provost of Jacksonville University. Previously, Dr. Sapienza was a longstanding tenured professor and chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Florida, as well as a research career scientist at the Brain Rehabilitation Research Center at the Malcom Randall Veterans Administration Hospital. As a principal investigator of National Institutes of Health grants, VA Research Rehabilitation Research and Development Awards, and a M.J. Fox Foundation grant, Dr. Sapienza has provided extensive mentoring to 16 doctoral students, all of whom have contributed back to academics and clinical service. She has built a strong national and international reputation for expertise in the design and implementation of larger scale randomized clinical trials examining treatments as well as the careful reporting of peer-reviewed outcomes from these studies. Dr. Sapienza methodically disseminates this information to the scientific community at large in the form of invited presentations, workshops, and clinical teaching platforms. Through writing, she works to integrate research findings in journal articles, textbooks, and clinical manuals. As a frequent contributor to patient support groups she aspires to assist patients and caregivers as they navigate available treatments and emerging science.

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Michelle S. Troche

Michelle S. Troche, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor and Program Director in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program, Department of Biobehavioral Sciences at Teachers College, Columbia University. She directs the Laboratory for the Study of Upper Airway Dysfunction. Her research is focused on improving health outcomes and quality of life associated with disorders of airway protection (i.e., swallowing and cough) through a programmatic research agenda aimed at understanding the multiple behaviors contributing to airway protection, their disorders, and rehabilitation. She is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist and her clinical work has mainly been in the area of movement disorders.

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