Motor Symptoms Similar to Parkinsonism in Heavy Smokers
| Autor: | Michael Philadelphy, F. Kunz, C. Pechlaner, Rudolf Likar, Martin Burtscher |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Physical fitness Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Isometric exercise Motor symptoms Nicotine Endurance capacity medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine media_common Balance (ability) Anthropometry business.industry Parkinsonism Smoking Parkinson Disease Abstinence medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Motor Skills Anesthesia behavior and behavior mechanisms Physical therapy business Sports medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Sports Medicine. 15:207-212 |
| ISSN: | 1439-3964 0172-4622 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2007-1021048 |
| Popis: | The major objective in this study was a comparison of the motor performance of young male smokers and non-smokers. We tested the endurance capacity, maximal isometric strength, speed of whole-body movements, flexibility and balancing ability of 74 smokers and 118 non-smokers. Then we measured the balancing ability, the visual reaction time and the speed of limb movements of non-smokers and heavy smokers depending on the time of abstinence from smoking. The balancing ability of heavy smokers deteriorates in comparison with non-smokers after an abstinence period of 11-120 min by 42% (p < 0.05), and after more than 120 min by 51% (p < 0.01). Heavy smokers had a longer reaction time both after 2 hours of abstinence and after smoking. The speed of limb movements is decreased after not smoking for a brief period compared to non-smokers and clearly improved immediately after smoking. This deterioration of motor performance of heavy smokers after a short period of abstinence appears similar to the motor symptoms of Parkinsonism and is "treated" by cigarette smoking. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|