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Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Few studies have explored the effects of stretching techniques on diaphragm and spine kinematics. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the application of diaphragm stretching resulted in changes in posterior chain muscle kinematics and ribcage and abdominal excursion in healthy subjects. METH...

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Autores principales: González-Álvarez, Francisco J., Valenza, Marie C., Torres-Sánchez, Irene, Cabrera-Martos, Irene, Rodríguez-Torres, Janet, Castellote-Caballero, Yolanda
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Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27333481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0169
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author González-Álvarez, Francisco J.
Valenza, Marie C.
Torres-Sánchez, Irene
Cabrera-Martos, Irene
Rodríguez-Torres, Janet
Castellote-Caballero, Yolanda
author_facet González-Álvarez, Francisco J.
Valenza, Marie C.
Torres-Sánchez, Irene
Cabrera-Martos, Irene
Rodríguez-Torres, Janet
Castellote-Caballero, Yolanda
author_sort González-Álvarez, Francisco J.
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description BACKGROUND: Few studies have explored the effects of stretching techniques on diaphragm and spine kinematics. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the application of diaphragm stretching resulted in changes in posterior chain muscle kinematics and ribcage and abdominal excursion in healthy subjects. METHOD: Eighty healthy adults were included in this randomized clinical trial. Participants were randomized into two groups: the experimental group, which received a diaphragmatic stretching technique, or the placebo group, which received a sham-ultrasound procedure. The duration of the technique, the position of participants, and the therapist who applied the technique were the same for both treatments. Participant assessment (cervical range of movement, lumbar flexibility, flexibility of the posterior chain, and rib cage and abdominal excursion) was performed at baseline and immediately after the intervention by a blinded assessor. RESULTS: The mean between-group difference [95% CI] for the ribcage excursion after technique at xiphoid level was 2.48 [0.97 to 3.99], which shows significant differences in this outcome. The remaining between-group analysis showed significant differences in cervical extension, right and left flexion, flexibility of the posterior chain, and ribcage excursion at xiphoid level (p<0.05) in favor of the experimental group. CONCLUSION: Diaphragm stretching generates a significant improvement in cervical extension, right and left cervical flexion, flexibility of the posterior chain, and ribcage excursion at xiphoid level compared to a placebo technique in healthy adults.
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spelling pubmed-51232582016-11-30 Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial González-Álvarez, Francisco J. Valenza, Marie C. Torres-Sánchez, Irene Cabrera-Martos, Irene Rodríguez-Torres, Janet Castellote-Caballero, Yolanda Braz J Phys Ther Original Articles BACKGROUND: Few studies have explored the effects of stretching techniques on diaphragm and spine kinematics. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the application of diaphragm stretching resulted in changes in posterior chain muscle kinematics and ribcage and abdominal excursion in healthy subjects. METHOD: Eighty healthy adults were included in this randomized clinical trial. Participants were randomized into two groups: the experimental group, which received a diaphragmatic stretching technique, or the placebo group, which received a sham-ultrasound procedure. The duration of the technique, the position of participants, and the therapist who applied the technique were the same for both treatments. Participant assessment (cervical range of movement, lumbar flexibility, flexibility of the posterior chain, and rib cage and abdominal excursion) was performed at baseline and immediately after the intervention by a blinded assessor. RESULTS: The mean between-group difference [95% CI] for the ribcage excursion after technique at xiphoid level was 2.48 [0.97 to 3.99], which shows significant differences in this outcome. The remaining between-group analysis showed significant differences in cervical extension, right and left flexion, flexibility of the posterior chain, and ribcage excursion at xiphoid level (p<0.05) in favor of the experimental group. CONCLUSION: Diaphragm stretching generates a significant improvement in cervical extension, right and left cervical flexion, flexibility of the posterior chain, and ribcage excursion at xiphoid level compared to a placebo technique in healthy adults. Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2016-06-16 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5123258/ /pubmed/27333481 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0169 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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González-Álvarez, Francisco J.
Valenza, Marie C.
Torres-Sánchez, Irene
Cabrera-Martos, Irene
Rodríguez-Torres, Janet
Castellote-Caballero, Yolanda
Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial
title Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial
title_full Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial
title_fullStr Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial
title_short Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial
title_sort effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial
topic Original Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27333481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0169
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