Acute Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Load on Diaphragmatic Recovery in Athletes

Exclusion Criteria

• •History of chronic respiratory, neuromuscular, or cardiovascular disease.
• •Musculoskeletal injury limiting inspiratory effort or physical participation (current or within the past three months).
• •Previous thoracic or abdominal surgery.
• •Current smokers.
• •Use of pharmacological treatments that could affect respiratory or muscular function.
• •Participation in another interventional study within the past 4 weeks.
• •Inability to understand or follow study instructions.
• •Tympanic membrane perforation or middle/inner ear pathology.
• •Pregnancy or postpartum period within the last 6 months.