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| Tomich,G.M.; França,D.C.; Diório,A.C.M.; Britto,R.R.; Sampaio,R.F.; Parreira,V.F.. |
| The objective of the present study was to evaluate breathing pattern, thoracoabdominal motion and muscular activity during three breathing exercises: diaphragmatic breathing (DB), flow-oriented (Triflo II) incentive spirometry and volume-oriented (Voldyne) incentive spirometry. Seventeen healthy subjects (12 females, 5 males) aged 23 ± 5 years (mean ± SD) were studied. Calibrated respiratory inductive plethysmography was used to measure the following variables during rest (baseline) and breathing exercises: tidal volume (Vt), respiratory frequency (f), rib cage contribution to Vt (RC/Vt), inspiratory duty cycle (Ti/Ttot), and phase angle (PhAng). Sternocleidomastoid muscle activity was assessed by surface electromyography. Statistical analysis was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Diaphragmatic breathing; Incentive spirometry; Chest physiotherapy; Breathing pattern; Electromyography; Respiratory inductive plethysmography. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001000015 |
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