Ventilatory Strategies

Question 1

What are the muscles of the breathing triad?

Answer 1

Diaphragm, intercostal, abdominals

Question 2

Is the diaphragm a postural muscle?

Answer 2

If the abdominals and intercostals are not working, it will be.

Question 3

What are some of the basic principles of vent strategies?

Answer 3

Improve length-tension relationship of accessory involved in posture

Use gravity to assist the mvmt or to incorporate passive stretch

Natural coordination of trunk mvmt with insp/exp to max mvmt

Question 4

Do you have more or less pillows for static recumbent positioning?

Answer 4

Less to improve length-tension relationship of neck accessory muscles (SCM & scalenes)

Improves upper chest wall mvmt in sup&ant planes

Pecs & intercostals on stretch increase lat&ant chest wall mvmt

Question 5

Concentric contractions are used for..

Answer 5

Inhalation, used forcefully in coughing, yelling, resistive activity

Question 6

Eccentric muscles are used for..

Answer 6

Exhalation, during quiet controlled speech