Perceived exertion during exercise: is their measurement valid in children? The perceived exertion (PE) corresponds to the subjective sensation caused, in part, by the metabolic changes during exercise. This variable has been widely used during exercise tests and during training processes and physical rehabilitation in healthy and chronically diseased children. Additionally, it has been established that the assessment of PE properties (validity and reliability) is strongly determined by the type of scale, the applied paradigm and the cognitive development. Evidence is overwhelming in establishing the validity of this measurement in children aging from 4 years old, by using adapted scales. At 8 years-old the application of estimate-production paradigm is suggested and from 13 to 15 years-old the Borg scale 6-20 would be used. In Chile EPInfant scale has been developed for measuring child perceived exertion. This scale has shown an acceptable performance in incremental exercise test in healthy children aged 8 to 15 years old, justifying its use. We review the assessment of PE properties in children , considering key aspects in the design of scales and cognitive development of children. Additionally, the evidence regarding the validity of the Chilean scale EPInfant in children is presented. Finally the research currently under development and its projections on this issue are discussed.
Reliability of pulmonary function tests in healthy adolescentsInspiratory and expiratory muscle strength (MIP and MEP) (9 varones), edad promedio 16,3 ± 0,5 años. El CCI de PImax, PEmax, FEM y FMT fueron 0,7; 0,78; 0,86 y 0,63
Effect of abdominal muscle training on respiratory function in healthy adolescents. A preliminar study The respiratory muscle training has been used to improve muscle strength and optimize the mechanism of cough. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of abdominal muscle training on respiratory muscle strength (MIP, MEP), peak expiratory flow (PEF) and peak cough flow (PCF) in healthy adolescents. The study design was quasi-experimental, variables of respiratory function were assessed before and after the muscle training protocol in a sample of sedentary healthy adolescents without gender restriction. The sample size calculated was 15 subjects. The training protocol consisted in 8 weeks of training divided into two stages (basic and advanced training plan) twice a week. Descriptive statistics were performed, tests for normality (Shapiro Wilk), U Mann Whitney test, Pearson coefficient and t-student test were used. Results are expressed as mean and its standard deviation. It was considered significant a p value < 0,05. Seventeen subjects (8 males and 9 females) entered to the study, all subjects performed the protocol and completed it without incidents. After completing the training protocol the sit-up test performance increased 21.7% (p = 0.0001), the MIP increase 16,5 cmH 2 O (17.1%) (p = 0.006), MEP increased 34.9 cm H 2 O (50,2 %) (p = 0.
Respiratory rehabilitation in neuromuscular patients: effects on exercise tolerance and respiratory musclesBackground: The pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has acquired an important role in neuromuscular patient treatment. The aim was to investigate the effects of PR program on 6-minute walking test variables (6MWT) and respiratory muscle function (RMF) in patients with neuromuscular disease. Patients and Methods: In the study were included 13 patients, age 12.5 ± 2.8 years old. Seven of them were able to walk (2 Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), 1 Becker Muscular Dystrophy, 1 Congenital Myopathy, 1 Bethlem Syndrome, 2 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy); and 6 were unable to walk (4 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) type III and 1 SMA II). The results of RMF and 6MWT before and after 13 weeks of respiratory muscle training (RMT) (40-50% Pimax and 60-70% Pemax) and aerobic training (AT) (50% heart rate reserve) were analyzed. Wilcoxon test with 95% confidence interval was used to assess statistical significance. Results: Significant changes (p < 0.05) were observed in the averages of dyspnea score that decreased in 1.8 points (from 4.4 to 2.6; -40.9%) and in sustained inspiratory pressure (Pims) that increased in 14.3 cm H 2 O (from 16 to 30.3; +89.4%). Other variables that assessed aerobic capacity (6 MWT, heart rate and leg fatigue) and RMF (Pimax and Pemax) showed a trend towards improvement, but did not reach statistical significance. Conclusion: In patients with neuromuscular diseases significant changes in dyspnea after cardiopulmonary training protocol were observed. Moreover, the moderate intensity respiratory muscle training was well tolerated and an effective method to generate significant increases in Pims, constituting an alternative to previously established protocols.
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