Effects of Exercise on Cervical Angle and Respiratory Function in Smartphone Users
| Autor: | Do Youn Lee, Kyung Woo Kang, Na Kyung Lee, Sang In Jung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty Vital capacity respiratory function test Exercise group smartphone law.invention 03 medical and health sciences FEV1/FVC ratio 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation law Healthy volunteers medicine Respiratory function business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Sitting posture cervical vertebrae Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Physical therapy Original Article 0305 other medical science business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Spirometer Cervical vertebrae |
| Zdroj: | Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives |
| ISSN: | 2233-6052 |
| DOI: | 10.24171/j.phrp.2017.8.4.07 |
| Popis: | Objectives The aim of this study was to determine whether exercises can change the cervical angle and respiratory function in smartphone users. Methods Thirty healthy volunteers were recruited. The subjects were randomly divided into an exercise group and a control group. All participants used a smartphone for 1 hour while maintaining a sitting posture. Then, each group performed their assigned activity. The exercise group performed two types of exercises and the control group maintained routine activities for 20 minutes. To investigate the changes in cervical angle and respiratory function, we measured the craniovertebral angle by using a spirometer. Results Statistically significant differences were noted in the craniovertebral angle, forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC ratio, peak expiratory flow, maximal inspiratory pressure, and maximal expiratory pressure of the two groups (p < 0.05). Conclusion Our findings showed that proper exercise could be a good method of improving the cervical angle and respiratory function in smartphone users. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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