The purpose of this study was to focus on the efficacy of a dynamic breath exerciser called the Breath Builder™ and its effects on clarinet players’ performance abilities and/or lung functions. The study sample consisted of 15 clarinetists, a combination of undergraduate and graduates from the clarinet studio at the University of Arizona, ages 18 - 27. The eight-week study consisted of two phases. During Phase 1, subjects in experimental group 1 used the Breath Builder™ three times a day, five times a week. The control group was not given Breath Builders™ and continued with their normal practice routine. In Phase 2, the control group was given Breath Builders™ and relabeled as experimental group 2. Experimental group 1 stopped using the Breath Builder™ and was relabeled as experimental group 3. Following this cessation, the subjects in experimental group 3 were measured to note any change in lung function or performance. Some of the pulmonary lung function measurements used for this study were, Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Maximal Inspiratory Pressure (MIP), Maximal Inspiratory Pressure in 1 second (MIP1), and Maximal Expiratory Pressure (MEP). Musical abilities measured were tone, note duration and phrase duration. A significant interaction effect was found regarding MIP and MIP₁.

The present work aims to answer questions regarding lung function among students of two types of grammar schools and describe selected indicators of differences between different groups of students within a reference population. The starting point for this work was speculation that the obligations defined by seconadary education in the ordinary type of school may significantly affect the students of the same age group and same Framework educational program for intensive regime of movement, breathing function. Is it possible that the secondary school educational program could affect the degree of respiratory function of students, for example by having less time and not having time for regular exercise? Are students of common type of grammar school physically less active than their peers from sports-oriented type of school? What are lung volumes of today's teens and how much do they differ from the current standards? The selection of respondents was elected from the students of sport-oriented grammar school and the common type of secondary school students. A total of 196 students participated in the study. Students were measured by spirometry lung capacity and function through painstaking cast in relation to strenuous breath. I have found that ordinary secondary school students have a positive...

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1985.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1985.

This study examined the relationship between lung capacity, speech volume and duration of utterances. 8 adult subjects, 4 males and 4 females (24-36 yrs), participated. By breathing into a digital spirometer, lung capacities such as Vital Capacity (VC) and Inspirational Capacity (IC) were estimated. Respiratory movements were measured using Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP), and these respiratory movements were calibrated in litres using the spirometer. The proportion of lung capacity used for speech was estimated from the calibrated RIP signals during reading of a nonsense text without punctuation marks. This proportion was defined as the median volume of exhaled air per utterance (SV) (in litres) during text reading, divided by the speaker’s VC (SV/VC). Utterance durations (UD) and Respiratory Rates (RR) were estimated from acoustic recordings of the text readings as well as the RIP signals, displayed in Praat. This allowed investigating the relationships between lung capacity, respiratory rate, utterance durations as well as the proportion of lung capacity used for speech. Put differently, the question was whether people with larger lungs speak in longer utterances and inhale less frequently, as well as whether people with smaller lungs use a relatively larger proportion of their lung capacity for speaking. Additionally, where SV initiated (SVIN) and terminated (SVTER) within VC was calculated based on the RIP signals. There were no significant relationships between VC and UD or RR. In addition, there was no significant relationship between SV/VC and VC. SVIN ranged from 43%-71% and SVTER ranged from 17%-55%. The results indicate no relationship between VC and UD or RR nor that people with a smaller VC use more of it for speech. The range of SV within VC suggest that people maintain a fairly relaxed state with regards to muscle pressure.

Title: The influence of spinning on a time extension in the static apnea during free diving Objectives: The objective of this work was to find out whether even a short and intensive training can have an affect on the increase of a vital lung capacity, on a time extension in the static apnea, and on a performance improvement during free diving. Methods: The search of available literature and its recherche. Measurement methods determination: digital stopwatch for the apnea, spirometer for the vital lung capacity, and a Sport-tester and a Borg scale for the spinning program. Data collection. Results: The statistical analysis of the values of a vital lung capacity and a static apnea before and after sports training Keywords: diving, vital lung capacity, spinning, apnea, free diving

Orientadores: Sebastião Araujo, Desanka Dragosavac / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-13T17:41:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Roquejani_AugustoCesar_M.pdf: 2613455 bytes, checksum: a888c619f46d4381690233c544cf9345 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: As medidas da PImáx e PEmáx são utilizadas para avaliar a força da musculatura respiratória. Porém, o efeito da posição corporal sobre essas medidas não se encontra bem estabelecido na literatura. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a influência de diversas posições corporais nos valores da PImáx e PEmáx. MÉTODO: Foi realizado um estudo prospectivo e aberto, em que foram avaliados 50 indivíduos saudáveis (25 homens e 25 mulheres), com idade entre 18 e 55 anos, em sete diferentes decúbitos [sentado (PRE), Trendelenburg (TREND), prona, 0°, decúbitos lateral direito (DLD) e esquerdo (DLE) e 45°]. Foram também analisadas as influências do sexo sobre essas variáveis. RESULTADOS: O maior valor da PImáx (média ± DP) foi de -79,4 ± 21,7 cmH2O em 45° nas mulheres e de -82,8 ± 21,3 cmH2O em DLD no homem (p = NS) e o menor em TREND (-64,3 ± 21,6 cmH2O versus -79,1 ± 22,3 cmH2O; p < 0,05). Com relação à PEmáx todos os valores no sexo masculino foram maiores que no feminino (p < 0,0001), sem influência da posição corporal. CONCLUSÕES: Determinadas posições corporais e o sexo influenciaram nas medidas de PImáx. Com relação às medidas da PEmáx, apenas a influência do sexo foi significativa / Abstract: Measurements of PImax and PEmax are useful to evaluate respiratory muscle strength. However, the effects of body position on these variables are not well established in the literature. The objective if this study was to evaluate the influence of different body positions on PImax and PEmax values. METHODS: Prospective, open label study, in which 50 adult healthy volunteers (25 males e 25 females), aging 18-55 years, were evaluated in seven different positions: sitting (PRE), Trendelenburg (TREND), prone, 0°, right lateral (RLD) and left lateral (LLD) decubitus and 45°. The influence of gender on these variables was also analyzed. RESULTS: The greatest Plmax value (mean ± SD) was -79.4 ± 21.7 cmH2O at 45° in females and -82.8 ± 21.3 cmH2O at RDL in males (p=NS) and the smallest at TREND (-64,3 ± 21.6 cmH2O versus -79.1 ± 22,3 cmH2O; p<0.05). PEmax values were ever greater in males than in females (p < 0.0001), without influence of body position. CONCLUSIONS: In adult healthy volunteers, some body positions and gender have had significant influence on PImax values. Otherwise, PEmax values have been influenced only by gender. / Mestrado / Pesquisa Experimental / Mestre em Cirurgia

BAKGRUND: Personer med cystisk fibros (CF) har bland annat på grund av tjockt slem i lungorna försämrad lungfunktion och lungkapacitet. Den nedsatta hälsan leder i många fall till en nedsatt livskvalitet.  SYFTE: Syftet med den här litteraturstudien var att ta reda på hur fysisk aktivitet påverkar lungfunktionen och livskvaliteten hos patienter med cystisk fibros. METOD: Sökningar i databaserna Pubmed, Cochrane och Cinahl utfördes för att hitta relevanta artiklar som tog upp sambandet mellan lungfunktion, fysisk aktivitet och livskvalitet. RESULTAT: Med regelbunden träning kan de olika måtten på lungfunktion och kapacitet förbättras. Vissa träningsformer ger bättre resultat på lungkapacitet, och vissa visar större resultat på FEV1. Deltagarna skattade även högre på enkäter om livskvalitet efter avslutat intervention. SLUTSATS: Fysisk aktivitet är positivt för patienter med cystisk fibros och bör rekommenderas för alla. Även om det i sällsynta fall sker en initial försämring kan det vända och bli positivt sedan. Ett roterande schema med olika typer av fysisk aktivitet kan ge patienterna en generell förbättring av sin lungfunktion. En ökad lungfunktion kan även leda till en ökad livskvalitet. / BACKGROUND: People diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) have a lower lung function and capacity partially due to thick mucus. The declining health can also lead to a lower quality of life. AIM: The aim with this review was to find out how physical activity affects the lung function and quality of life in patients with cystic fibrosis. METHODS: Searches in the databases Pubmed, Cochrane and Cinahl were executed to find relevant articles that brought up the connection between lung function, physical activity and quality of life. RESULTS: With regular exercise the different variables measuring lung function and capacity can improve. Some forms of physical activity gave better results on lung capacity, while some showed bigger results on FEV1. The participants scored higher on questionnaires about quality of life after completed intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity is positive for all patients with cystic fibrosis and should be recommended for everyone. Even when there are rare cases that show an initial decrease in health in the beginning, the positive effects will come later. A rotating schedule of different types of exercise could give the patients an over all improvement of their lung function. An increase in lung function could also lead to an increased quality of life.

IntroduktionSpirometri är en vanlig undersökningsmetod för att bedöma en persons lungfunktion och lungkapacitet, där total lungkapacitet (TLC) är av stort värde. Kroppspletysmografi och kvävgasutsköljning är två metoder som mäter statiska lungvolymer, däribland TLC. Syftet med studien var att jämföra kroppspletysmografi med kvävgasutsköljning och se om det förelåg någon signifikant skillnad på mätresultaten mellan metoderna. Material och metod Studien bestod av 32 försökspersoner, varav 22 kvinnor och 10 män där samtliga undersökningar utfördes på Fysiologkliniken på Västmanlands sjukhus Västerås under februari och mars 2021. Variablerna TLC, funktionell residualkapacitet/intrathorakal gasvolym (FRC/ITGV) och vitalkapacitet (VC) uppmättes och beräknades. Resultatet jämfördes mot Hedenströms referensmaterial. Ett parat t-test med signifikansnivå p&lt;0,05 användes för att se om det förelåg signifikant skillnad.  Resultat och slutsats Vid jämförelse av kroppspletysmografi och kvävgasutsköljning föreligger signifikant skillnad mellan samtliga variabler (p&lt;0,001). Där kvävgasutsköljning uppmäter lägre volymer än kroppspletysmografi. / Introduction Spirometry is a commonly used examination method for validating pulmonary function and lung capacities, where total lung capacity (TLC) is of great value. Body plethysmography and multiple breath nitrogen washout are two methods that measure statical lung volumes, including TLC. The purpose of the study was to compare body plethysmography and multiple breath nitrogen washout to examine if there was a significant difference between the two methods. Material and method The study consisted of 32 test subjects, 22 women and 10 men, all examinations were performed at the Physiological Clinic at Västmansland´s Hospital Västerås between February and Mars 2021. The variables TLC, functional residual capacity/intrathoracic gas volume (FRC/ITGV) and vital capacity (VC) were measured and calculated. The result was compared against Hedenströms reference material. A paired t-test with significance level p&lt;0,05 was used to evaluate if there was a significant difference.  Result and conclusion When comparing body plethysmography and multiple breath nitrogen washout, there is a significant difference between all variables (p&lt;0,001). Where multiple breath nitrogen washout measures lower volumes than body plethysmography.

The aim of my thesis was to collect, compare and evaluate body size, body composition, vital lung capacity, dynamometry and a level of motor performance of men aged from 18 to 25 years of two target groups - men who are professional swimmers or floorball players, and males of a common population. Using standard somatometric methods, a group of 39 swimmers, a group of 39 floorball players, and a group of 39 non-sportsmen of a common population were examined. The examined body parametres were body length, body weight, bustline, arm line, contracted-arm line, forearm line, thigh line, calf line; width of epiphysis of humerus and femur, wrist, ankle, biacromial and bicristal breadth, breadth of the transverse and sagittal section of chest; skin folds. The ascertained data were compared with the results of previous researches. The thesis also includes the results of motor tests, dynamometry and vital lung capacity.