Evidence Based Respiratory Muscle Testing and Training

Evidence Based Respiratory Muscle Testing and Training presented by Rich Severin PT, DPT, PhD, CCS is a must-attend event for health professionals nterested in the latest advancements in respiratory health. Join us at the AC Hotel Chicago Downtown for a day filled with informative sessions, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities. Learn from a top expert in the field and gain valuable insights into techniques for testing and training respiratory muscles. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills!

Course Description:

The respiratory muscles are the most active skeletal muscles in the body and play a critical role in ventilation and human movement. Some patients may demonstrate loss of respiratory muscle strength, endurance, or both making it difficult to exercise due to dyspnea, and early fatigue. In such patients, examining for impaired respiratory muscle performance and potentially intervening with respiratory muscle training is a crucial element of effective care.

Despite decades of evidence suggesting the impact of respiratory muscle performance on human movement, and the value of respiratory muscle testing and training they are not routinely implemented across physical therapy practice.

This course will provide attendees with a thorough review of respiratory physiology, evidence-based testing protocols, and guidelines for training. Additionally, attendees will also learn how to modify protocols for health conditions where impaired respiratory muscle performance is more prevalent. Lastly, attendees will learn how to implement respiratory muscle testing and training into their clinical practice.

Respiratory Muscle Testing and Training (RMT) will be led by renowned expert Dr. Rich Severin, a board-certified cardiovascular and pulmonary clinical specialist, physical therapist, and respected educator.

Dr. Severin shares evidence-based strategies to assess, train, and optimize respiratory muscle performance—critical for improving outcomes in patients with cardiopulmonary, neurological, and post-surgical impairments, including lung transplant receipients and patients post- COVID,

Whether you’re in acute care, outpatient, or rehab, this course will give you practical tools to integrate RMT into your practice.

Audience: Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Respiratory Therapists and MDs.