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Despite the literature evidence that the "balloon-blowing exercise" improves the pulmonary function as a long-term effect, this exercise has not yet been studied or tested experimentally, meaning that there are no specific and measurable results that attest the improvement on thoracoabdominal movement.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Experimental group A | Experimental | Participants executed two sets of twelve repetitions of an adaptation of the "balloon-blowing" exercise. |
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| Control group A | No Intervention | No intervention was applied. | |
| Experimental group B | Experimental | Participants executed two sets of twelve repetitions of an adaptation of the "balloon-blowing" exercise for seven weeks, three times a week, at home. |
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| Control group B | No Intervention | No intervention was applied. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| An adaptation of the "balloon-blowing" exercise | Procedure | The participants were positioned in supine, on a semi-rigid surface, with the upper limbs placed above the level of the head, at rest. Their feet were also placed at a resting position on a wall and with their hips and knees at 90o of flexion. The cervical was placed in a neutral position and the pelvis was maintained in a posterior pelvic tilt, both structures corrected by the researcher. The participants were asked to contract the adductors, maintaining a bilateral and symmetric pressure between 10 and 15 mmHg on two sphygmomanometers placed between the knees. Also, an isometric contraction of the hamstrings and gluteus was requested. A Threshold®, with a minimum resistance of 5 cmH2O, and they were instructed to close their lips around the mouthpiece, to avoid air leaks. To start the exercise, it was transmitted to the participants to make a maximum inspiration through the nose, for two seconds. Subsequently, a maximum exhalation throughout the threshold was made for three seconds. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Anterior-to-posterior movement of the upper rib cage | Thoracoabdominal movement was measure through "Qualisys motion capture system". | Immediate after procedure |
| Anterior-to-posterior movement of the lower rib cage | Thoracoabdominal movement was measure through "Qualisys motion capture system". | Immediate after procedure |
| Anterior-to-posterior abdominal movement | Thoracoabdominal movement was measure through "Qualisys motion capture system". | Immediate after procedure |
| Medial-to-lateral movement of the upper rib cage | Thoracoabdominal movement was measure through "Qualisys motion capture system". | Immediate after procedure |
| Medial-to-lateral movement of the lower rib cage | Thoracoabdominal movement was measure through "Qualisys motion capture system". | Immediate after procedure |
| Anterior-to-posterior movement of the upper rib cage | Thoracoabdominal movement was measure through "Qualisys motion capture system". | Seven weeks |
| Anterior-to-posterior movement of the lower rib cage | Thoracoabdominal movement was measure through "Qualisys motion capture system". | Seven weeks |
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The target population consisted of healthy physiotherapy students from School of Health - Polytechnic of Porto, who volunteered to participate in study.
Inclusion criteria:
- In the Experimental Group B were admitted individuals that, through the analysis of the training record sheet, had executed 2⁄3 of the programmed sessions.
Exclusion criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Escola Superior de Saúde - Instituto Politécnico do Porto | Porto | 4200-072 | Portugal |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 21589673 | Background | Boyle KL, Olinick J, Lewis C. The value of blowing up a balloon. N Am J Sports Phys Ther. 2010 Sep;5(3):179-88. | |
| 22134697 | Background | De Troyer A. Respiratory effect of the lower rib displacement produced by the diaphragm. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2012 Feb;112(4):529-34. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01067.2011. Epub 2011 Dec 1. |
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| An adaptation of the "balloon-blowing" exercise for seven weeks, three times a week, at home | Procedure | The participants were positioned in supine, on a semi-rigid surface, with the upper limbs placed above the level of the head, at rest. Their feet were also placed at a resting position on a wall and with their hips and knees at 90o of flexion. The cervical was placed in a neutral position and the pelvis was maintained in a posterior pelvic tilt, both structures corrected by the researcher. The participants were asked to contract the adductors, maintaining a bilateral and symmetric pressure between 10 and 15 mmHg on two sphygmomanometers placed between the knees. Also, an isometric contraction of the hamstrings and gluteus was requested. A Threshold®, with a minimum resistance of 5 cmH2O, and they were instructed to close their lips around the mouthpiece, to avoid air leaks. To start the exercise, it was transmitted to the participants to make a maximum inspiration through the nose, for two seconds. Subsequently, a maximum exhalation throughout the threshold was made for three seconds. |
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| Anterior-to-posterior abdominal movement |
Thoracoabdominal movement was measure through "Qualisys motion capture system". |
| Seven weeks |
| Medial-to-lateral movement of the upper rib cage | Thoracoabdominal movement was measure through "Qualisys motion capture system". | Seven weeks |
| Medial-to-lateral movement of the lower rib cage | Thoracoabdominal movement was measure through "Qualisys motion capture system". | Seven weeks |
| 24139017 | Background | Key J. 'The core': understanding it, and retraining its dysfunction. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2013 Oct;17(4):541-59. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.03.012. Epub 2013 Jun 28. |