Investigation of 8 weeks of breathing exercise on pulmonary function in patients with asthma
Subject Areas : Effect of Physical Activity on Diseases
mitra tajari
1
,
Iman Ghanbari
2
1 - Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Shams Institute , Gonbad Kavoos, Iran
2 - Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
Keywords: Asthma, Lung, yoga, Keywords: breathing exercises,
Abstract :
Objectives: Considering the role of regular physical activity on improving lung function at rest, the aim of the present study was the effect of eight weeks of yoga exercises on lung function in people with asthma.Materials and methods: In this semi-experimental study, 80 patients with asthma, with an average age of 5.40 ± 3.11, were selected purposefully and randomly, and were randomly assigned to two exercise and control groups (each the group of 40 people) were divided. The exercise intervention consisted of eight weeks of yoga exercises with repetition of three sessions per week. Pulmonary function tests included VC and MEF lung volumes, which were evaluated before and after the intervention. The data obtained from the measurement were analyzed by variance analysis using spss 21 software at a significance level of 0.05.Findings: In the pre-test examination, no significant difference was observed between the control and yoga practice groups in VC and MEF volumes. Eight weeks of exercise intervention resulted in significant improvement in VC and MEF volumes (p=0.001 and p=0.002, respectively) compared to before exercise. While in the control group, no significant change was observed in any of the measured variables compared to the pre-test.Conclusion: Yoga exercises can improve lung function in patients with asthma by strengthening respiratory muscles.
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