Effects of Body Position on Respiratory Pressure and Muscle Activity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Healthy Subjects
In ALS, nasal pressure may be affected by reduced diaphragm and abdominal muscle effectiveness in the supine position. The sternocleidomastoid muscle showed increased electrical activity in the supine position with 45° elevation compared with controls, which may indicate muscle weakness.
Authors
- Ana Aline Marcelino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2616-1174)
- Karen de Medeiros Pondofe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2105-1096)
- Thiago Bezerra Wanderley e Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7364-4016)
- Matías Otto‐Yáñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5784-275X)
- Jordi Vilaró (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2150-8992)
- Mário Emílio Teixeira Dourado Júnior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9462-2294)
- Rayane Grayce da Silva Vieira
- Rodrigo Torres‐Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7974-4333)
- Vanessa Resqueti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4817-9364)
- Jéssica Danielle Medeiros da Fonsêca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1782-2217)
- Roberto Vera‐Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4639-9574)
- Guilherme Fregonezi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4938-7018)
- Ana Cristina de Medeiros Garcia Maciel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2399-6221)
- Lailane Saturnino da Silva
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
- Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes (BR)
- Universitat Ramon Llull (ES)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Care
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/19433654251389828
- Primary Topic
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00