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Mouth Pressures

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Purpose
To assess respiratory muscles’ strength and ability to generate force. All age groups. All age groups

Assesment Type

Objective

Patient Group

Respiratory

Age Group

Infants (0-2 years) | Children (3-12 years) | Adolescents (13-17 years) | Young Adult (18+ years)

ICF domain

Body Structure & Function

Area of assessment

Respiratory Function

Key description

2 repetitions of Maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP)
Reliability / validity

www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/files/59905501/776.full.pdf

Strengths / weaknesses
Reliable, non-invasive
Body position influences result

 

 

 

Cost

Meter approx £1,000

Equipment required

Portable manometer/ respiratory pressure meter

Training required

N/A

Considerations & references

References/ Links
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rui-Costa-26/publication/272837254_Exercise_training_in_the_management_of_patients_with_resistant_hypertension/links/55194d360cf273292e713f6a/Exercise-training-in-the-management-of-patients-with-resistant-hypertension.pdf

Time to complete

5-10 minutes

 

 

 

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