CyberPT Physical Therapy Forum : Grading of Respiratory Muscles

CyberPT Physical Therapy Forum : Grading of Respiratory Muscles http://www.cyberpt.com/ptforum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 16 May 2026 10:34:26 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:54:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.03 360 www.cyberpt.com/ptforum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=58 <![CDATA[CyberPT Physical Therapy Forum]]> http://www.cyberpt.com/ptforum/forum_images/pt_logo.gif http://www.cyberpt.com/ptforum/ <![CDATA[Grading of Respiratory Muscles : mcnulty 2 PostsPosted - 02/12/2006...]]> http://www.cyberpt.com/ptforum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58&PID=60&title=grading-of-respiratory-muscles#60 Author: Previous CPT Forum
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Posted: Jul 08 2008 at 1:54pm

mcnulty

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Posted - 02/12/2006 : 18:03:43 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Just wondering if anyone knows of an objective way to grade the respiratory muscles?

MMPT

USA
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Posted - 02/16/2006 : 11:17:13 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Here is an article that might help:
http://erj.ersjournals.com/cgi/reprint/8/11/1949

Otherwise, I found a muscle testing book, Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination 7th Edition utilized the following scale to assess cough:

Functional: Normal or only sight impairment
-crisp or explosive expulsion of air
-volume is sharp and clearly audible
-able to clear airway of secretions

Weak functional: Moderate impairment that affects the degree of active motion or endurance:
-decreased volume and diminished air movement
-appears labored
-may take several attempts to clear airway

Nonfunctional: Severe impairment
-no clearance of airway
-no expulsion of air
-coughing attempt may be nothing more than an effort to clear the throat

Zero: cough is absent

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