Effects of diaphragm respiration exercise on pulmonary function of male smokers in their twenties

Seo, Kazuya; Park, Seung-Hwan; Park, KwangYong

doi:10.1589/jpts.27.2313

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“…The FBE program utilized in the present study can train inspiration and expiration muscles, and the BBE exercise of inflating a balloon can adjust the volume of expiration after strong inhalation followed by exhalation. Diaphragm respiratory exercises significantly increased tidal volume, inspiratory reserve volume, inspiratory capacity, and breathing capacity of long-term male smokers 29 ) . This increase in six-minute walking distance would increase the ability to engage in everyday activities, thereby having a positive effect on quality of life.…”

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Effects of breathing exercises on lung capacity and muscle activities of elderly smokers

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[Purpose] Elderly smokers have a reduced chest diameter due to weakening of the respiratory muscles, and this results in decreased ventilation, leading to a vicious circle. Therefore, the present study investigated the effects of an intervention program to enhance the pulmonary function and muscle activity of elderly smokers. [Subjects and Methods] Participants were randomly assigned to one of two experimental groups or a control (CG) group. The experimental groups performed exercises three times per week for six weeks, whereas the CG performed no exercises. One of the experimental groups performed a Feedback Breathing Exercise (FBE) for 15 minutes, and the other repeated three sets of Balloon-Blowing Exercises (BBE) with sufficient rest of more than one minute between sets. [Results] In the experimental groups, FVC, FEV1/FVC, PEF and muscle activity of the rectus abdominis significantly improved after four weeks, but no significant differences were observed in FEV1 or VC after six weeks. [Conclusion] The results show that FBE and BBE improved the pulmonary functions of elderly smokers, demonstrating the potential benefits of the development of various training methods using balloons, and group programs, including recreational factors, for increasing respiratory muscles strength.

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Effects of breathing exercises on lung capacity and muscle activities of elderly smokers

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“…Generally, interventions for smokers willing to quit use similar approaches: exercise programs that last 8 to 12 weeks and contain 1 to 3 sessions per week, with a focus on some kind of aerobic activity that lasts about an hour 41 , 42 ) .…”

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Exercise intervention as a protective modulator against metabolic disorders in cigarette smokers

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[Purpose] assess the impact of exercise intensity on desire to smoke, serum cotinine, stress hormones, total antioxidant capacity, and oxidative free radicals as potential markers of cardiopulmonary metabolic disorders were measured.in cigarette smokers. [Subjects and Methods] The participants (150 randomly selected healthy men, aged 18–55 years) were classified into 4 smoking groups: control (non-smokers; N= 30); mild (N = 33); moderate (N = 42), and heavy (N = 45). The participants were assigned to either moderate (8 weeks) or short-term (20–45 min) exercise training. The desire to smoke, Mood and Physical Symptoms Scale, and Subjective Exercise Experiences Scale scores, cotinine, stress hormones (cortisol and testosterone), free radicals (malondialdehyde, nitric oxide), and total antioxidant capacity were evaluated. [Results] Significant increases in serum cotinine, cortisol, testosterone, nitric oxide, and malondialdehyde levels and a reduction in total antioxidant capacity activity were observed in all smoker groups; heavy smokers showed a higher change in metabolites. In all smoker groups, both short and moderate- intensity exercises significantly reduce cotinine, cortisol, testosterone, and malondialdehyde and increased nitric oxide levels and total antioxidant capacity activity; further, the desire to smoke, Mood and Physical Symptoms Scale, and Subjective Exercise Experiences Scale scores were reduced. This supports the ability of exercise to increase nitric oxide bioavailability, enhance of blood vessels function and ultimately decrease the incidence of cardiopulmonary disorders. [Conclusion] Exercise interventions with varying intensities may be used as nicotine replacement therapy or protective aids against smoking-related cardiopulmonary disorders.

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“…Therefore, only the size of the rib cage was measured. In previous studies, abdominal breathing has been shown to increase FVC 22 , 23 ) , thoracic cage limitation, and deformation of the diaphragm 24 ) . A typical characteristic of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is low FEV 1 , which aggravates quality of life and is an important criterion of lung injuries 25 ) .…”

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The effects of breathing with mainly inspiration or expiration on pulmonary function and chest expansion

2016

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[Purpose] This study aimed to determine the effects of inspiration- and expiration-oriented breathing on pulmonary function and chest expansion. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty healthy male university students were divided randomly into inspiration-oriented and expiration-oriented breathing groups. Their pulmonary function and chest size during inspiration or expiration were evaluated and then re-evaluated after 15 minutes of breathing exercise five times a week for four weeks. [Results] The breathing with mainly inspiration group (BMIG) showed significant differences in chest size during inspiration (CSI), chest expansion values (CEVs), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), and peak expiratory flow (PEF) after four weeks. The breathing with mainly expiration group (BMEG) showed significant differences in all measured variables except CSI. Comparison of the groups after exercise showed that the BMEG demonstrated differences from the BMIG in chest size during expiration (CSE), CEV, and PEF. Comparison of the changes in variables after exercise showed that the BMEG demonstrated significantly different changes in CSE, CEV, FEV1/FVC, and PEF. The BMIG showed a significantly different change in FVC. [Conclusion] Although both groups demonstrated improvements in pulmonary function and chest expansion, inter-group differences were observed. Therefore, inspiration- or expiration-oriented breathing may be recommended differently according to the desired outcome.

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Effects of diaphragm respiration exercise on pulmonary function of male smokers in their twenties

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

Effects of breathing exercises on lung capacity and muscle activities of elderly smokers

Effects of breathing exercises on lung capacity and muscle activities of elderly smokers

Exercise intervention as a protective modulator against metabolic disorders in cigarette smokers

The effects of breathing with mainly inspiration or expiration on pulmonary function and chest expansion

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