Effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises on pulmonary function

Han, Dong‐Wook; Ha, Misook

doi:10.1589/jpts.27.3233

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“…The pelvic floor (PF) is a well-defined muscular structure that plays a role in several important urological, gynecological, gastroenterological, and pulmonary functions 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) . Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) can lead to mild or even devastating consequences such as urinary incontinence (UI), fecal incontinence (FI), pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and sexual problems 6 ) .…”

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Knowledge of the pelvic floor in nulliparous women

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[Purpose] Proper pelvic floor function is important to avoid serious dysfunctions including incontinence, prolapse, and sexual problems. The current study evaluated the knowledge of young nulliparous women about their pelvic floor and identified what additional information they wanted. [Subjects and Methods] In this cross-sectional survey, a validated, 36 item questionnaire was distributed to 212 nulliparous women. The questionnaire addressed demography, pelvic floor muscles, pelvic floor dysfunction, and possible information sources. Descriptive statistics were generated for all variables. Stability and validity testing were performed using Kappa statistics and intra class correlation coefficients to define agreement for each question. The study was approved by the ethics Committee (B300201318334). [Results] Using a VAS scale (0 to 10), the women rated their knowledge about the pelvic floor as a mean of 2.4 (SD 2.01). A total of 93% of the women were insufficiently informed and requested more information; 25% had concerns about developing urinary incontinence, and 14% about fecal incontinence. Many of the women were unaware what pelvic floor training meant. [Conclusion] There was a significant lack of knowledge about pelvic floor function among nulliparous women. The majority of nulliparous women expressed a need for education, which might offer a way to reduce dysfunction.

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“…The measurement was taken with the participant sitting upright on a chair with the nose blocked with a clip while slightly biting on the mouthpiece. After taking 3–4 tidal breaths, the participant takes a deep breath in, as large and quick as possible, then quickly breathing out for 6 seconds 8 ) . Three rounds of measurements were taken for each participant, with one-minute rests between the tests.…”

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Association between knee extensor strength and pulmonary function in the female elderly

Lee

Han

2018

J Phys Ther Sci

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to study the impact of knee extensor strength, which is an index of the degree of physical activity on lung capacity in older women. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-three older women who participated in the exercise program hosted by a senior citizen center and S University located in Busan. Force vital capacity (FVC) was measured with digital spirometry (Pony FX, COSMED Inc., Italy). Three rounds of measurements were taken for each participant, with one-minute rests between the tests. The means were computed for analysis. Knee extensor strength was measured with a hand-held dynamometer (HHD, MicroFET2®, Hogan Health Industries, Inc., UT, USA). Three rounds of measurements were taken for each knee extensor muscle, after which the mean of the measurements was taken for each side. The higher knee extensor muscle strength value was used for the analysis. [Results] Knee extensor muscle strength had significant positive correlations with Forced vital capacity (FVC), Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), Peak expiratory flow (PEF), and Forced expiratory flow (FEF 25–75%). Association between knee extensor muscle strength and pulmonary function suggested that weakening of the elderly’s knee extensor muscle strength has an adverse effect on pulmonary function, although the explanatory power was weak. [Conclusion] Knee extensor muscle weakness in elderly females restricts their physical activity and mobility, thereby serving as a key factor in decreasing their lung capacity.

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“…The pulmonary parameter of Vt was measured with the slow vital capacity test. Vital capacity (VC), IRV, ERV, IC, FVC, PEFR, and MVV were determined with a digital Pony FX micro spirometer (Cosmed, Rome) [9]. All the measurements of the given pulmonary parameters were performed while the archers were sitting on a chair with their extremities and shoulders straight, legs spread shoulder-width apart and at right angles to the ground.…”

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“…All the measurements of the given pulmonary parameters were performed while the archers were sitting on a chair with their extremities and shoulders straight, legs spread shoulder-width apart and at right angles to the ground. The participants were then taught to close their nose via a nose clamp, grasp the assessing tool with one hand and let it nip the mouth [9].…”

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A multivariate analysis of cardiopulmonary parameters in archery performance

Eswaramoorthi¹,

Abdullah²,

Musa³

et al. 2018

Hum Mov.

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Purpose. The aim of this investigation was to determine the most significant cardiopulmonary parameters bound with high archery scores and to assess their relationship with successful performance in archery. Methods. The total of 32 archers with mean age of 17 ± 0.56 years were gathered from dissimilar archery programmes. Cardiopulmonary parameters were measured prior to shooting tests. Multivariate techniques of principal component analysis (PCA), hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis (HACA), and discriminant analysis (DA) were used to analyse the data collected. Results. The initial PCA identified 4 parameters with a higher eigenvalue (> 1). However, PCA after varimax rotation indicated 4 varifactors with high positive loadings, containing 3 respiratory parameters: forced vital capacity (FVC; 0.83), maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV; 0.83), and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR; 0.87); 2 pressure parameters: resting diastolic blood pressure (RDbP; 0.78) and resting systolic blood pressure (RSbP; 0.88); 1 volume parameter: inspiratory reserve volume (IRV; 0.86); and 1 rate parameter: resting respiratory rate (RRR; 0.87). HACA divided the archers into 2 categories on the basis of their performance on the most needed parameters; these were high-optimum pulmonary capacity archers (HOCA) and low-optimum pulmonary capacity archers (LOCA). Standard, backward stepwise, and forward stepwise DA discriminated the classes from the 7 parameters with remarkable accuracy (90.63%, 93.75%, and 96.88%, respectively) for each method, confirming the classification provided by HACA. Conclusions. It is obvious from the current outcomes that such cardiopulmonary parameters as good FVC, MVV, PEFR, IRV, RRR, and optimal RSbP and RDbP are necessary for better archery performance.

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Effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises on pulmonary function

Cited by 16 publications

References 11 publications

Knowledge of the pelvic floor in nulliparous women

Knowledge of the pelvic floor in nulliparous women

Association between knee extensor strength and pulmonary function in the female elderly

A multivariate analysis of cardiopulmonary parameters in archery performance

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