Long Term Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Cerebral Palsy

After finishing the 8-week intervention period with IMT, CP patients stopped training with IMT and continued with their daily normal activities. During the following 24 weeks (without IMT), three evaluations of the respiratory parameters analyzed in the trial were made (MIP, MEP, FEV1, PEF). The first evaluation was made 4 weeks after the intervention was completed, the second 12 weeks and the third 24 weeks after finishing IMT.