Short-term effects of respiratory muscle training combined with the abdominal drawing-in maneuver on the decreased pulmonary function of individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: A pilot randomized controlled trial
- Authors
- Kim, Chang-Yong; Lee, Jung-Sun; Kim, Hyeong-Dong; Lee, Dong-Jin
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- Incentive respiratory spirometer; Pulmonary function; Respiratory muscle training; Spinal cord injury; Abdominal drawing-in maneuver
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE, v.40, no.1, pp.17 - 25
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
- Volume
- 40
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 17
- End Page
- 25
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/86458
- DOI
- 10.1080/10790268.2016.1198576
- ISSN
- 1079-0268
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the effects of respiratory muscle training (RMT) combined with the abdominal drawingin maneuver (ADIM) on the pulmonary function in patients with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: Thirty-seven subjects with SCI (level of injury: C4-T6, time since injury: 4-5 years) were randomly allocated to three groups; the integrated training group (ITG), the RMT group (RMTG), and the control group (CG). The ITG performed RMT using an incentive respiratory spirometer (IRS) and the ADIM using a stabilizer. The RMTG received only RMT using an IRS. Subjects in the CG received alternative and routine physical therapy or usual care. The interventions were conducted over an eight-week period. Pulmonary function was evaluated using spirometry to measure the forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1). Results: The differences between the pre-and post-test values for FVC (0.47 +/- 0.05 versus 0.15 +/- 0.06 versus -0.03 +/- 0.01) and FEV1 (0.74 +/- 0.07 versus 0.27 +/- 0.17 versus 0.02 +/- 0.67) were significant among the groups. Post-test, in the ITG, the FVC and FEV1 values showed significant differences from those in the RMTG and CG (F = 11.48 and 11.49, P = 0.002 and 0.001). Furthermore, following the 8week intervention, the change ratio values of the FVC and FEV1 of the ITG were increased further by an average of 9.75% and 7.91%, respectively, compared with those of the RMTG. Conclusion: These findings suggest positive evidence that RMT with additional ADIM training can improve pulmonary function in SCI pulmonary rehabilitation.
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