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Inspiration Time: The Ultrasound Variable Necessary to Study the Diaphragm Functionality. A Cross-Sectional Controlled Study.

Teresa E Fernández-Pardo, Maria Jesús Rodríguez-Nieto, Mercedes Furió-Valverde, María García-Arrabé, Ana Mallo-Lopez, Ignacio Mahillo-Fernández, Germán Peces-Barba Romero

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Teresa E Fernández-PardoEscuela de Doctorado UAM, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3168-5992
Maria Jesús Rodríguez-NietoCIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain.
Mercedes Furió-ValverdeDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, European University of Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain.
María García-ArrabéDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, European University of Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain.
Ana Mallo-LopezDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, European University of Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain.
Ignacio Mahillo-FernándezUnidad de Bioestadística y Epidemiología, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
Germán Peces-Barba RomeroCIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain.

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Introduction: The diaphragm is considered the main inspiratory muscle, and as such, its assessment is crucial in patients with respiratory pathology. It is known that the contractile capacity of a muscle is determined by strength, length, and the duration of contraction. Although transdiaphragmatic pressure is the gold standard test for its study, ultrasound has been confirmed as a useful tool in clinical practice. Thanks to it, both the strength (diaphragmatic thickness) and the length of movement (diaphragmatic excursion) can be evaluated. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the inspiratory time and the diaphragmatic contraction. Design: Cross-sectional controlled study. Methodology: Eighty healthy subjects, yoga practitioners, with no previous respiratory pathology participated in this study. They were asked to take three different types of deep breaths: diaphragmatic with nasal inspiration, pursed-lip inspiration, and ujjayi (nasal inspiration with slight contraction of the glottis). The variables of thickness, excursion, and inspiratory contraction time were taken for each of them by ultrasound. Results: Diaphragmatic contraction time is the only variable that shows a significant correlation with the other two. Thus, the correlation between inspiratory time and diaphragmatic thickness is significant ( Conclusion: The inspiratory contraction time and the diaphragmatic excursion are two essential variables in the dynamic functional evaluation of the diaphragm, compared to the diaphragmatic thickness measurement that only reports its strength.

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breathing exercisediaphragminspiratory timeultrasonography

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PMCPMC12035299

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