Efficiency of lung ventilation for people performing wind instruments

Background: Wind instruments musicians are particularly prone to excessive respiratory efforts. Prolonged wind instruments performing may lead to changes in respiratory tracts and thus to respiratory muscles overload. It may result in decreasing lung tissue pliability and, as a consequence, in emphy...

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Main Authors: Anna Brzęk, Anna Famuła, Anna Kowalczyk, Ryszard Plinta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2016-08-01
Series:Medycyna Pracy
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Online Access:http://medpr.imp.lodz.pl/Efficiency-of-lung-ventilation-for-people-performing-wind-instruments,62125,0,2.html