Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal - Cardiopulmonary PT Journal Podcast - Episode 14: Body Position Affects Ultrasonographic Measurement of Diaphragm Contractility

Episode 14: Body Position Affects Ultrasonographic Measurement of Diaphragm Contractility

11/21/18 • 50 min

Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal - Cardiopulmonary PT Journal Podcast

In this episode, we interview Dr. Christopher Brown from Texas Women’s University who is the author of the manuscript “Body Position Affects Ultrasonographic Measurement of Diaphragm Contractility” published in the October issue. In this interview we discuss the findings of this study and how measures of diaphragm contractility can be implemented across a variety of clinical settings.

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