Trial reportPloS one2018
Impact of diaphragm function parameters on balance maintenance.
Trial report in PloS one, 2018. 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 43 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.
Trunk Stabilization Exercise and Inspiratory Muscle Training Effects on Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Postpartum Women - A Randomized Controlled Trial
"Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Pulmonary Function, Functional Capacity, and Quality of Life After Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Individuals With Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture"
Who cites it
43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of respiratory muscle training on diaphragm function in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Diaphragm Thickness, Respiratory Muscle Strength, Balance, and Core Stability in Professional Dancers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.European journal of sport science · 2026Trial
- Effects of respiratory muscle training on respiratory function, trunk control and fatigue in multiple sclerosis.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
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- Adherence to and impact of home-based high-intensity IMT in people with spinal cord injury: a pilot study.Spinal cord series and cases · 2022Trial
- The relationship between diaphragmatic dysfunction and sleep, emotional state, quality of life, and functional status in patients with chronic ischemic stroke.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Proprioception and Sensorimotor Regulation Across the Day-Night Cycle in Developmental Dyslexia: Toward an Embodied Perspective.Brain sciences · 2026Review
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- Effects of Liuzijue Qigong on respiratory function, trunk control, and balance after stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Association between diaphragm excursion and whole-body muscle mass in older adults: an observational study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Ocular and General Proprioception in Dyslexic Children: A Review of Their Diurnal and Nocturnal Dysfunctions and Their Repercussions.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Investigation of factors associated with static and dynamic balance in early-stage lung cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Postural control and neuromuscular activation during balance in elite Chinese martial artists and sprinters.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Effect of deep diaphragmatic breathing on pain in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancers.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on Diaphragmatic Function: Understanding Multiorgan Involvement and Long-Term Consequences.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- A Respiratory Sensor-Based Study of the Relationship between Voluntary Breathing Patterns and Aerobic and Anerobic Exercise Capacity-An Exploratory Applied Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relationship between Respiratory Function and the Strength of the Abdominal Trunk Muscles Including the Diaphragm in Middle-Aged and Older Adult Patients.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Sex differences in spontaneous respiratory recovery following chronic C2 hemisection.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2024Article
- Significance of Selected Posturographic Methods in Diagnosis of Balance Disorders in Patients with Early-Stage Gonarthrosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The diaphragm is well known for its role as the principal muscle of respiration. However, according to previous studies, its role is multifactorial, from breathing through pain perception, regulation of emotional sphere, collaborating in gastroesophageal functions, facilitating the venous and lymphatic return, to an essential role in the maintenance of lumbar spine stability. The purpose of the study was to examine whether diaphragm function parameters (thickness and range of motion) are associated with static balance maintenance. A total of 142 participants were examined and divided into three groups: G1-patients qualified for lung resection due to cancer; G2 -patients after lobe resection; G3 -healthy subjects. Diaphragm thickness and excursion was measured using ultrasonography. Stabilometric parameters of balance were assessed by Zebris FDM-S platform. Greater diaphragm thickening during active breathing and diaphragm thickness fraction were associated with better static balance parameters. Limitation of diaphragm motion during quiet breathing and deep breathing was linked to balance disorders. There was no correlation between diaphragm muscle excursion during sniff maneuvers and balance parameters. Deterioration of diaphragm function observed after thoracic surgery was closely related with deterioration of balance maintenance. Impairment of diaphragm function manifested by decrease of muscle thickness and movement restriction is strongly associated with balance disorders in a clinical sample and among healthy subjects.
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