Respiratory muscle training (RMT) such as using the Breather is beneficial and contributes to health and rehabilitation for a number of conditions, including COPD , asthma, obstructive sleep apnea , dysphagia , vocal fold pathologies , Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease , cerebral vascular accident, congestive heart failure, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, weaning off mechanical ventilation, spinal cord injury, hypertension and back pain.