“…The importance of pulmonary assessment and rehabilitation has been emphasized in the overall management of hemiplegic patients 10) . Emphasis has been placed on flexibility, mobility, compliance, strength and endurance of the thoracic cage, and the trunk's primary and accessory muscles, to ensure optimal aeration of the lung fields in stroke patients 14) . The feedback respiratory training device, SpiroTiger (Idiag AG, Volketswil, Switzerland), is thought to provide maximum efficacy in the improvement of respiratory function, endurance for exercise capacity, perception of dyspnea, and quality of life [15][16][17] .…”