TY - JOUR T1 - Maximal inspiratory and expiratory mouth pressures in children with mild bronchial asthma JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 40 IS - Suppl 56 SP - P1199 AU - Jakub Zatloukal AU - Katerina Neumannova AU - Jana Rydlova AU - Dana Dvorakova Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P1199.abstract N2 - IntroductionDecreased respiratory muscle strength can lead to a higher respiratory effort that reflects on a quality of life in patients with bronchial asthma (BA).AimTo compare maximal inspiratory (MIP) and expiratory (MEP) mouth pressures in healthy children and children with BA undergoing a pulmonary rehabilitation programme (PRP).MethodsThe examined group (E) consisted of 108 children with mild BA (aged 11.9±2.6 years), who underwent a 4-week PRP which included respiratory physiotherapy and physical activity training. The MIP and MEP assessment was performed at the baseline and after the PRP. The control group (C) consisted of 208 healthy children (aged 11.9±2.0 years) without any treatment.ResultsThe MIP and MEP values of BA children were about the same or lower than those of C group at the beginning of the PRP, but there were no significant differences among the groups (Tab. 1). A significant improvement of MIP and MEP was observed in BA children after the PRP (Tab. 2) and furthermore the MIP and MEP values were higher than values in C group (Tab. 1).View this table:View this table:ConclusionThe MIP and MEP values in children with mild BA are not significantly lower than values of healthy children.Study was supported by grants of the Palacky University – FTK_2011_010; FTK_2012:023. ER -