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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

A Pilot Study of the Effect of a Non-Contact Boxing Exercise Intervention on Respiratory Pressure and Phonation Aerodynamics in People with Parkinson's Disease.

Christopher R Watts, Zoë Thijs, Adam King, Joshua C Carr, Ryan Porter

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher R WattsDavies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5355-5961
Zoë ThijsDepartment of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Molloy University, Rockville Centre, New York, NY 11570, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3421-1207
Adam KingDepartment of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9527-5167
Joshua C CarrDepartment of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76109, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0874-0110
Ryan PorterDepartment of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6873-9210
Texas Christian University · USMolloy College · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of a non-contact boxing exercise program on maximum expiratory pressure and aerodynamic voice measurements.

methodsEight adult males diagnosed with Parkinson's disease participated in the study. Individuals participated in twice-weekly exercise classes lasting one hour across 12-months. Dependent variables were measured on three baseline days and then at six additional time points. A pressure meter acquired maximum expiratory pressure, and a pneumotachograph system acquired transglottal airflow and subglottal air pressure.

resultsMeasures of average maximum expiratory pressure significantly increased after 9- and 12- months of exercise when compared to baseline. There was an increasing trend for these measures in all participants, with a corresponding large effect size. Measures of transglottal airflow and subglottal pressure did not change over the course of 9- or 12-months, although their stability may indicate that the exercise program influenced maintenance of respiratory-phonatory coordination during voicing.

conclusionsA non-contact boxing exercise program had a significant effect on maximum expiratory pressure in people with Parkinson's disease. The aerobic nature of the program and challenges to the respiratory muscles potentially explain the "ingredient" causing this effect. The small sample size of this pilot study necessitates future research incorporating larger and more diverse participants.

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dysphoniaParkinson’s diseaserespiration

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PMID37510921
PMCPMC10381153
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