Breathing Muscle Weakness in NMD

Weak breathing muscles cause risk for respiratory failure, the most common cause of death in those living with NMD. Today’s advances in medical care makes this complication manageable through the use of respiratory muscle aids (i.e. a Bi-level device such as a BiPAP or portable ventilator and a device often referred to as an insufflator/exsufflator or cough-stimulating device such as the CoughAssist by Philips Respironics).