The effectiveness of different training modes of six-character qigong in improving respiratory muscle functioning after a stroke
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2024.03.004
- VernacularTitle:"六字诀"不同训练方式对脑卒中恢复早期患者呼吸肌功能的影响
- Author:
Shuoshuo WANG
1
;
Meng LI
;
Weidong NI
;
Hang FAN
;
Furong WANG
;
Haiyun CHEN
;
Ying ZHANG
Author Information
1. 上海市徐汇区中心医院，上海 200031
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Respiratory muscles;
Six-character qigong;
Breathing training
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2024;46(3):210-215
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the impact of different six-character qigong training modes on respiratory muscle function early after a stroke.Methods:Sixty-six stroke survivors in the early stage of recovery were randomly divided into a control group, a modified training group, and an ancient training group, each of 22. In addition to routine rehabilitation training, the control group received conventional respiratory training. The modified training and ancient training groups were trained in modified six-character qigong or ancient six-character qigong, respectively, for two weeks. Before the treatment, after the two weeks and one month later, maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP), forced expiratory volume in one second, forced vital capacity, peak expiratory flow, maximum mid-expiratory flow, and peak inspiratory flow were measured. Diaphragm mobility during quiet inspiration and maximum inspiration were also quantified.Results:After 2 weeks of treatment and at 1 and 3 months after the end of the treatment, all three groups showed significant improvement in MIP, MEP and the pulmonary ventilation indicators, but the average improvement in the modified training group was significantly greater than in the other two groups. Their average diaphragm mobility was also significantly greater.Conclusion:Modified six-character qigong respiratory training is more effective than its ancient counterpart in improving respiratory muscle function, pulmonary ventilation, and diaphragm mobility early after a stroke, with effects which persist for at least one month.
