ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016
Effects of breathing exercises on lung capacity and muscle activities of elderly smokers.
Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effects of Balloon Blowing Breathing Exercise on Respiratory Muscle Strength and Symptoms in School-age Children With Asthma.
Effects of Multiple Breathing Training on Pulmonary Function and Respiratory Muscle Strength in Older Adults
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- The global prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in different populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of translational medicine · 2022Pooled it
- A collaborative study on rehabilitating altered pulmonary functions of COVID-19 survivors with selective yoga regime.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Self-reported dyspnea and interest in a respiratory muscle training program among callers to the New York State Quitline.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Effects of Different Inspiratory Muscle Training Protocols on Exercise Capacity, Respiratory Muscle Strength, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Hypertension.International journal of clinical practice · 2024Article
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- Effects of chair-based resistance band exercise on physical functioning, sleep quality, and depression of older adults in long-term care facilities: Systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of nursing sciences · 2023Review
- Extraction and Analysis of Respiratory Motion Using a Comprehensive Wearable Health Monitoring System.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training with Royal Jelly Supplement on Iron Metabolism in Cigarette Addicts.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2021Article
- The effects of a balloon-blowing exercise in a 90/90 bridge position using a ball on the pulmonary function of females in their twenties.Journal of physical therapy science · 2018Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
[Purpose] Elderly smokers have a reduced chest diameter due to weakening of the respiratory muscles, and this results in decreased ventilation, leading to a vicious circle. Therefore, the present study investigated the effects of an intervention program to enhance the pulmonary function and muscle activity of elderly smokers. [Subjects and Methods] Participants were randomly assigned to one of two experimental groups or a control (CG) group. The experimental groups performed exercises three times per week for six weeks, whereas the CG performed no exercises. One of the experimental groups performed a Feedback Breathing Exercise (FBE) for 15 minutes, and the other repeated three sets of Balloon-Blowing Exercises (BBE) with sufficient rest of more than one minute between sets. [Results] In the experimental groups, FVC, FEV1/FVC, PEF and muscle activity of the rectus abdominis significantly improved after four weeks, but no significant differences were observed in FEV1 or VC after six weeks. [Conclusion] The results show that FBE and BBE improved the pulmonary functions of elderly smokers, demonstrating the potential benefits of the development of various training methods using balloons, and group programs, including recreational factors, for increasing respiratory muscles strength.
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