Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Elders

Respiratory Muscle Training in the Elderly: a Strategy for Preservation of Inspiratory and Expiratory Pressures Impacting on Mobility and Thickness of the Diaphragm.

Aging causes anatomical and physiological changes in the respiratory system and respiratory muscle strength with decline in its maximum function. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, thickness of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic mobility in older women. The investigators' hypothesis is that inspiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle strength, the thickness of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic mobility in older women.

Inclusion Criteria:

Elderly women are able to walk without aid and cognitive integrity.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participation in other training or rehabilitation protocol;
• Contraindication or difficult to perform the evaluation;
• Difficulty adapting or adherence in training protocol;
• Smoking;
• Hemodynamic instability;
• Degenerative neuromuscular disease;
• Pulmonary comorbidities;
• Heart disease;
• Users of drugs that interfere in bone metabolism or muscle strength.