Evaluation of Respiratory Muscular Strength Compared to Predicted Values in Patients with Stroke

Sarah Maria Ramos, Daniela Maciel da Silva, Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Rogério Leone Buchaim, Mauro Audi, Sarah Maria Ramos, Daniela Maciel da Silva, Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Rogério Leone Buchaim, Mauro Audi

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength of individuals affected by stroke and to compare it with the predicted values in the literature considering their corresponding age. Respiratory muscle strength was evaluated in 22 elderly people who had sequels of stroke, four with right hemiparesis, 16 with left hemiparesis and two with bilateral, of ages ranging from 34 to 82 years. The collected data were submitted to statistical analysis using a Mann-Whitney test to evaluate if there was a significant difference in the average data collected when compared with a mean of the predicted data in the literature. Fourteen men and eight women were evaluated, who obtained mean values of 71.85 cmH2O and 57.75 cmH2O, respectively, for a maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), and when compared to the predicted values for men and women, 105.41 cmH2O (p-value 0.0019) and 80.57 cmH2O (p-value 0.00464) were significantly lower. For a maximal expiratory pressure (MEP), the mean value obtained for men was 62.28 cmH2O and 49.5 cmH2O for women, whereas the predicted values in the literature were 114.79 cmH2O (p-value < 0.0001) and 78, 46 cmH2O (p-value 0.0059), respectively. In the statistical analysis, it was possible to notice that the studied population did not reach the predicted age indexes and that there was a significant difference between the median columns. In conclusion, there is a weakness in the respiratory muscles of hemiparetic men and women due to stroke.

Keywords: functional rehabilitation; maximal respiratory pressure; muscle strength; physiotherapy; public health; quality life; stroke.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Comparison of values for maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) from the assessed group compared to the predicted values on literature.

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