Abstract

GIMENEZ, GC; PRADO, F; HERRERO, MV  and  BACH, JR. Treatment alternatives in patients with neuromuscular pathologies and respiratory diseases. An. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Asunción) [online]. 2017, vol.50, n.2, pp.79-88. ISSN 1816-8949.  https://doi.org/10.18004/anales/2017.050(02)79-088.

Technological advances and proper training for patients with neuromuscular diseases and respiratory problem, including their caregivers, facilitate their stay at home and promote their autonomy and integration, without depending on hospices or permanent nursing care. The objective of this article is to review all the strategies and treatment offered to the patients with neuromuscular diseases. It is essential for health care professionals to know all the therapeutic possibilities offering for their patients and their families, so as the disease progresses it would facilitate the conscious decision-making. Also it is necessary to promote a paradigm shift in the way health professionals approach to individuals with neuromuscular diseases.

Keywords : neuromuscular diseases; noninvasive ventilatory support; assisted cough glossopharyngeal breathing; air stacking; and avoiding tracheostomy.

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