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The influence of regular physical activity on lung function in paraplegic people
Pilar Serra-añóLluïsa Montesinos-magranerXavier García MassóA. Gómez-garridoM. GomisLuis-millán GonzálezLaura López-buenosubject
AdultLung DiseasesMaleSpirometrymedicine.medical_specialtyCross-sectional studyVital CapacityPhysical activity03 medical and health sciencesFEV1/FVC ratio0302 clinical medicineForced Expiratory VolumemedicineHumansLung volumes030212 general & internal medicineExercise physiologyExerciseLung functionParaplegiaChi-Square Distributionmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industry030229 sport sciencesGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedCross-Sectional StudiesNeurologySpainSpirometryPhysical therapyFemaleNeurology (clinical)businessChi-squared distributiondescription
Cross-sectional study. The main goal of this study was to examine the influence of regular physical activity (PA) on lung volumes and flows. The study was conducted in the Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona (Spain), and La Fe Hospital, Valencia (Spain). Spirometric tests were performed to 67 paraplegics, and differences were established between the active group (AG) (n=37) that performed >60 min per week of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and 30 non-AG (NAG). Further, we established the relationship between the spirometric and PA variables and between being active and reaching the lower limit of normal (LLN) of the spirometric variables. AG had greater values than the NAG: FVC (P 0.05). The performance of MVPA for a minimum of 60 min per week can have a beneficial effect, both on lung volumes and on expiratory flow, and led to an achievement of the LLN in FEV1.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-20 | Spinal Cord |