Feasibility and Efficacy of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer receiving Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy.

Prina ViraStephen Rajan Samuel Santosh Rai Pv P U Prakash Saxena Sampath Kumar Amaravadi Nagaraja Ravishankar Diwakar D Balachandran

Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP (2021)

Inspiratory muscle training did not show significant effect on the diaphragm thickness, mobility, and cardiorespiratory parameters; however, it was feasible, adherent, and safe in patients with HNC receiving CCRT.

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locally advanced
skeletal muscle
virtual reality
rectal cancer
optical coherence tomography
mechanical ventilation
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squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
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