Effectiveness of Therapeutic Exercise Combined With Respiratory Muscle Training in Patients With Subacute Stroke

"For the RMT protocol, the Orygen-dual valve® device will be used. Each participant will start with a load of 30% of the maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP). Once every 10 days, the performance will be reviewed and the resistance will be increased by 10cmH2O of the initial MIP/MEP of each patient. Each session will consist of breathing through the device for 20 minutes (10 minutes dedicated to each muscle group). This process will be repeated once a day, five days a week, for eight weeks.~The therapeutic exercise program will be common to both groups and will be carried out at CHUAC hospital, in group sessions. The sessions will be held three days a week, for eight weeks. Each session will consist of a 10-minute warm-up part, 45 minutes of the main part (aerobic and strength-resistance exercise), and five minutes of cooling down."

The sham RMT protocol will have the same frequency as in the intervention group. The therapeutic exercise program will be common to both groups and will be carried out at CHUAC hospital, in group sessions. The sessions will be held three days a week, for eight weeks. Each session will consist of a 10-minute warm-up part, 45 minutes of the main part (aerobic and strength-resistance exercise), and five minutes of cooling down.