ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2023
The effect of abdominal bracing on respiration during a lifting task: a cross-sectional study.
Article in BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04841109 (Analysis of Diaphragm Movement During Its Postural Function Using M-mode Ultrasonography in Conjunction With Spirometry), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Analysis of Diaphragm Movement During Its Postural Function Using M-mode Ultrasonography in Conjunction With Spirometry
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- Comparative Effects of Abdominal Bracing and Valsalva Maneuver on Cerebral and Peripheral Hemodynamics in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Crossover Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
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Abstract
backgroundAbdominal bracing is a maneuver widely used by rehabilitation specialists and sports trainers to improve spinal stability. This study aimed to investigate how lifting tasks with and without abdominal bracing affect the respiratory function of the diaphragm.
methodsM-mode ultrasonographic assessment of diaphragmatic motion combined with spirometry was performed on 31 healthy adults. Participants were asked to breathe continuously whilst lifting a load with spontaneous abdominal muscle contraction (natural loaded breathing) and abdominal bracing (AB loaded breathing).
resultsPearson's correlations revealed strong correlations between ultrasonography and spirometry measures (p < 0.001) for all types of breathing: tidal breathing (r = 0.709, r
conclusionThis study demonstrated that abdominal bracing performed during a lifting task reduces lung volume despite an increase in diaphragmatic motion. Diaphragm excursions strongly correlate with lung volumes even under postural loading.
trial registrationThe study was prospectively registered on 8 April 2021 at ClinicalTrials.gov with identification number NCT04841109.
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