J. Wulke, K. Brown, J. Teel, M. Reynolds, T. Gilliland, E. McShan, J. Gillespie, S. Driver
{"title":"CSM 2023 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Platform Abstracts","authors":"J. Wulke, K. Brown, J. Teel, M. Reynolds, T. Gilliland, E. McShan, J. Gillespie, S. Driver","doi":"10.1097/cpt.0000000000000219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cpt.0000000000000219","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Firefighting is a demanding and hazardous profession requiring optimal physical and cognitive health. Occupational risk factors associated with firefighting (contact with the public, pulmonary damage from repeated exposure to fire) may place firefighters at an increased risk of contracting SARSCoV-2 as well as for suffering complications resulting from fulminant COVID-191, which can result in impaired physical2 and cognitive3 performance. Current recommendations for rehabilitation following COVID-19 may be insufficient to address the unique physical and cognitive demands required to perform fire suppression tasks.4 The purpose of this case report is to describe the efficacy of a high-intensity, occupation-specific physical therapy (HIOS-PT)5 program to improve aerobic capacity, muscular strength, and cognitive performance sufficient to return a firefighter to full duty within 6 months following hospital discharge for critical COVID-19. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 36-year-old firefighter completed 30 sessions of HIOS-PT with hopes of returning to his strenuous occupation as a firefighter following a 70-day complicated hospitalization for critical COVID-19 pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Initial evaluation revealed impaired aerobic capacity of less than the first percentile for age and sex on cardiopulmonary exercise testing6, impaired muscular strength on isokinetic testing, and impaired cognitive performance as assessed by an app-based information processing task (reaction time and accuracy). The HIOS-PT program was symptom-limited simulated real work activities based on previous literature describing the effect of similar programming with first responders in cardiac rehabilitation5, while improving strength, cognition, and aerobic capacity sufficient to meet fitness standards required to return to work. Additionally, the patient performed 3 simulated candidate physical ability tests each increasing in intensity which consisted of 9 fire suppression activities required by his department7. Followup assessments were performed after completion of 30 HIOS-PT sessions. OUTCOME(S): Aerobic capacity increased 54% from a VO2=25.4 mL/kg/min (7.3 METs) to VO2=39.2 mL/kg/min (11.2 METs). Muscular strength increased from 59% to >96% body weight. Cognitive performance on an information processing test increased 175% from a score of 556 to 1530. Upon discharge from the HIOS-PT program, the patient returned to full duty as a firefighter. DISCUSSION: HIOS-PT was well tolerated and effective in rehabilitating a firefighter to return to work following a prolonged hospitalization for critical COVID-19. Rehabilitation guidelines for occupational athletes, such as firefighters, following critical COVID-19 is limited and may be insufficient to adequately prepare these individuals for return to strenuous work duties. This case supports the exploration into using HIOS-PT for individuals require","PeriodicalId":72526,"journal":{"name":"Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43075506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Welcome to a New Era","authors":"A. Gurovich","doi":"10.1097/cpt.0000000000000218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cpt.0000000000000218","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72526,"journal":{"name":"Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41618729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Allison S Hyngstrom, Jennifer N Nguyen, Toni D Uhrich, Michael T Wright, David D Gutterman, Brian D Schmit, Matthew J Durand
{"title":"Quantification of Tissue Oxygen Saturation in the Vastus Lateralis Muscle of Chronic Stroke Survivors during a Graded Exercise Test.","authors":"Allison S Hyngstrom, Jennifer N Nguyen, Toni D Uhrich, Michael T Wright, David D Gutterman, Brian D Schmit, Matthew J Durand","doi":"10.1097/cpt.0000000000000208","DOIUrl":"10.1097/cpt.0000000000000208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study examined tissue oxygen saturation (StO<sub>2</sub>) of the vastus lateralis (VL) muscles of chronic stroke survivors during a graded exercise test (GXT). We hypothesized the reduction in StO<sub>2</sub> will be blunted in the paretic vs. non-paretic VL during a maximum-effort GXT.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Chronic stroke survivors performed a GXT and StO<sub>2</sub> of the VL in each leg was measured using near infrared spectroscopy. Twenty-six stroke survivors performed a GXT.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At rest, there was no difference in StO<sub>2</sub> between the paretic and non-paretic VL (65±9% vs. 68±7%, respectively, p=0.32). The maximum change in StO<sub>2</sub> from rest during the GXT was greater in the non-paretic vs. the paretic VL (-16±14% vs. -9±10%, respectively, p<0.001). The magnitude of the oxygen resaturation response was also greater in the non-paretic vs. the paretic VL (29±23% vs. 18±15%, respectively, p<0.001). VO<sub>2</sub> Peak was associated with the magnitude of the VL StO<sub>2</sub> change during (r<sup>2</sup>=0.54, p<0.0001) and after (r<sup>2</sup>=0.56, p<0.001) the GXT.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>During a GXT there is a blunted oxygen desaturation response in the paretic vs. the non-paretic VL of chronic stroke survivors. In the paretic VL there was a positive correlation between the oxygen desaturation response during the GXT and VO<sub>2</sub> Peak.</p>","PeriodicalId":72526,"journal":{"name":"Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal","volume":"34 1","pages":"39-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9937433/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10856916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liana C Wooten, Sarfaraz Hasni, Jamal A Mikdashi, Randall E Keyser
{"title":"Cardiorespiratory Insufficiency and Performance Fatigability in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.","authors":"Liana C Wooten, Sarfaraz Hasni, Jamal A Mikdashi, Randall E Keyser","doi":"10.1097/cpt.0000000000000210","DOIUrl":"10.1097/cpt.0000000000000210","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience excessive, debilitating fatigue with previously reported evidence of etiologically mediated cardiorespiratory impairments. Performance fatigability provides a precise characterization of fatigue as it can be quantified objectively as a function of time, frequency, and/or duration. Nevertheless, little consideration has been given to understanding performance fatigability and its physiological determinants in those with SLE. The purpose of this study was to characterize performance fatigability in patients with SLE, utilizing measures surrounding the anaerobic threshold, with emphasis on cardiorespiratory impairment as a potential mediating factor.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a case-control study design. 44 physically inactive women, 26 with SLE and 18 controls, completed a treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise test to volitional exhaustion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were no significant differences in age (SLE 34.8(9.0) vs Control 36.9(7.3) yrs; p=0.422) between groups. BMI (SLE 27.1(5.4) vs Control 23.8(5.2) kg/m<sup>2</sup>; p=0.045) was significantly higher in the SLE vs Control group. Resting heart rate (SLE 68(16) vs Control 78(15) bpm; p=0.040) was significantly lower in the SLE compared to the Control group. The VO<sub>2</sub> corresponding to the anaerobic threshold (AT-VO<sub>2</sub>), used to identify the onset of exercise-induced fatigue, was significantly lower in women with SLE than in controls (SLE 12.4(3.1) vs Control 16.4(2.2) ml/kg/min; p<0.001), as was AT-stage (SLE 2.5(0.90) vs Control 3.4(0.78); p=0.002). Additionally, Fatigue Severity Score (FSS) was highly and inversely correlated with AT-VO<sub>2</sub> (rho=-0.615; p<0.001) and FSS was highly correlated with Functional Aerobic Impairment Index (FAI; rho=0.663; p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study underscores severe performance fatigability in patients with SLE and its link to cardiorespiratory insufficiency. Physiological presentation of performance fatigability was observed during very low intensities of exercise, emphasizing the negative impact it may have on physical function in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":72526,"journal":{"name":"Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal","volume":"34 1","pages":"51-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9897569/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9214118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kylie Scott, Summer Ankrum, E. Lindsey, Oskar Lopez, Jessica Beitner, Cyndi Reck, Mallory A. Kargela
{"title":"Physical Therapy Management of Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 in Outpatient Settings: A Scoping Review","authors":"Kylie Scott, Summer Ankrum, E. Lindsey, Oskar Lopez, Jessica Beitner, Cyndi Reck, Mallory A. Kargela","doi":"10.1097/CPT.0000000000000217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CPT.0000000000000217","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The devasting effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have warranted the rapid development of evidence surrounding the physical therapy (PT) management of the disease within inpatient settings. However, the medical community is still working to define the long-term effects of COVID-19, referred to as Postacute Sequalae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), and ways for physical therapists to manage them in outpatient settings. The primary objective of this review was to summarize the available evidence related to the PT management of PASC in outpatient settings. Methods: A systematic search in PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane CENTRAL, Academic Search Complete, and MedLine yielded systematic and scoping reviews and randomized controlled trials, among others. Data extraction was performed independently by 2 reviewers with 8 studies included. Results: Only 3 publications were specific to the outpatient setting area, with 5 more studies that focused on outpatient practice as part of a multisetting study, or the postacute setting. Although the limited number and quality of publications creates challenges applying the interventions provided across a population, each were specific to PASC. Conclusions: This review supports the need for further research focused on the PT management of patients who are experiencing PASC in outpatient settings.","PeriodicalId":72526,"journal":{"name":"Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal","volume":"34 1","pages":"64 - 74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46299402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yiwei Qu, Maree A Milross, Olivia A McGuiness, C. Menadue, A. Piper
{"title":"Survey of Home Cleaning Practices With Noninvasive Ventilation Equipment","authors":"Yiwei Qu, Maree A Milross, Olivia A McGuiness, C. Menadue, A. Piper","doi":"10.1097/CPT.0000000000000215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CPT.0000000000000215","url":null,"abstract":"Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Purpose: Home noninvasive ventilation (NIV) equipment is often observed to be dirty, potentially increasing patients' risk of respiratory infection. This study aimed to describe the cleaning practices of home NIV patients. Methods: This single-site, cross-sectional, observational study surveyed 100 patients from the respiratory failure clinic regarding cleaning instructions, cleaning habits, barriers, and motivators to cleaning. Open-ended responses were analyzed with basic content analysis and closed categorical responses with frequencies and percentages. Results: Of 100 participants, 77% responded. Cleaning instructions most commonly recalled included cleaning with soapy water for masks (26/47, 55%), head straps (19/47, 40%), and tubing (21/47, 45%); vinegar solution for humidifiers (9/39, 23%); and replacing filters (14/39, 36%). Fourteen respondents reported barriers to cleaning, including forgetfulness (7/14, 50%) and physical difficulties (6/14, 43%). Commonly reported cleaning practices included soapy water to soak masks (28/77, 36%) and tubing (35/77, 46%), weekly masks (34/77, 44%) and tubing cleaning (29/77, 38%), vinegar solution to clean humidifiers for the 36 humidifier users (15/36, 44%), monthly humidifier cleaning (13/36, 36%), and monthly filter cleaning/replacement (36/77, 47%). Conclusion: Few respondents could recall specific instructions about when and how to clean their equipment. Many reported routine cleaning, with varied methods and frequencies. Our results will inform future NIV equipment cleaning educational package design.","PeriodicalId":72526,"journal":{"name":"Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal","volume":"34 1","pages":"87 - 96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46795465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research: The Year (2021) in Review: Erratum","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/cpt.0000000000000213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cpt.0000000000000213","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72526,"journal":{"name":"Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48964747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelly M Lindenberg, Nancy K. Shipe, K. Kletzli, Rebecca Cannizzaro, Jonathan Timko, K. Calhoun
{"title":"The Influence of Kinesiology Tape on Breathing Mechanics in College-Aged Individuals–A Randomized Trial","authors":"Kelly M Lindenberg, Nancy K. Shipe, K. Kletzli, Rebecca Cannizzaro, Jonathan Timko, K. Calhoun","doi":"10.1097/CPT.0000000000000211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CPT.0000000000000211","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Kinesiology Tape (KT) has been used to improve mobility and muscle activation. Limited research has studied its effect on respiratory function. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of KT on chest wall excursion (CWE) and magnitude of respiratory muscle activation. Methods: Ninety subjects were randomly assigned to receive KT, sham tape, or no tape around the lower thoracic region. Measures, including CWE, maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), and surface electromyography (sEMG) of intercostal and scalene muscles, were taken during a maximal inspiratory effort before (T-B) and after (T-1) tape application. Subjects continued to wear the tape and returned 48 hours later for another set of measurements (T-2). Repeated measures Analysis of Variance and post-hoc paired t-tests were used to determine the influence of tape. Results: No significant differences were identified for sEMG amplitude or CWE. Maximal inspiratory pressure scores showed no significant between-group effect; however, a significant within-group effect was found. Post-hoc analyses revealed significant differences between T-B and T-2 and T-1 and T-2 for all groups. Conclusion: Kinesiology Tape application did not show increased muscle activation, CWE, or MIP compared with sham and control scenarios. A significant training effect for MIP was identified. Future research should investigate KT effects in other age groups or with the presence of pulmonary pathology.","PeriodicalId":72526,"journal":{"name":"Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal","volume":"34 1","pages":"75 - 80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43961321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}