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Correlation between Peak Expiratory Flow and Abdominal Muscle Thickness

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine whether forced expiration is correlated with abdominal muscle thickness. [Subjects] Twenty-three healthy male volunteers participated in this study. [Methods] The peak expiratory flow (PEF) was obtained using a peak flow meter with subjects in the...

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Autores principales: Ishida, Hiroshi, Kobara, Kenichi, Osaka, Hiroshi, Suehiro, Tadanobu, Ito, Tomotaka, Kurozumi, Chiharu, Watanabe, Susumu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4242957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25435702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.26.1791
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Sumario:[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine whether forced expiration is correlated with abdominal muscle thickness. [Subjects] Twenty-three healthy male volunteers participated in this study. [Methods] The peak expiratory flow (PEF) was obtained using a peak flow meter with subjects in the sitting position. The thicknesses of the right rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, and transverse abdominis muscles were measured using B-mode ultrasonography at the end of a relaxed expiration in the supine position. [Results] Among the abdominal muscles, only the thickness of the external oblique muscle displayed a significant correlation with PEF. [Conclusion] It appears that the thickness of the external oblique muscle might be associated with PEF during forced expiration.