POWERbreathe - COPD

In randomised controlled trials in patients with COPD, inspiratory muscle training has been shown to generate:

• Improvements in inspiratory muscle strength of 55% (Newall et al., 1998)
• Endurance of 86% (Newall et al., 1998)
• Improvements in quality of life by 21%3
• Improvements in dyspnoea by 36%3
• Reduction in primary care consultations by 23%3