Response to “Advancing mechanistic interpretation of diaphragmatic interventions in children with cerebral palsy”
Berna Karamancıoğlu, Özge Keniş Coşkun, Ela Erdem-Eralp, Yasemin Gökdemir, Evrim Karadag-Saygı · 2026
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Berna Karamancıoğlu and co-authors answer comments on their trial of diaphragm-focused training for children with cerebral palsy. Critics had asked how to read the gains in breathing muscle strength and chest expansion. In the 2026 response, the authors agree those gains belong inside a wider frame of brain and breathing control. Repeated practice may recruit more muscle units and sharpen coordination, not merely stretch the chest.
Hands-on release of the diaphragm may free its movement, while guided breathing drills may sync the breathing muscles better. The authors grant a real gap: they measured no breathing pattern details, such as rate or volume, and took no diaphragm ultrasound, so help from helper muscles cannot be ruled out. Their pressure and chest measures remain standard, guideline-backed, and feasible in clinics, they note. They invite future trials to add pattern analysis and diaphragm imaging.
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| CREATOR | Berna Karamancıoğlu, Özge Keniş Coşkun, Ela Erdem-Eralp, Yasemin Gökdemir, Evrim Karadag-Saygı |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5666 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |