Change of respiratory resistance by water immersion and exercie in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- VernacularTitle:慢性閉塞性肺疾患患者の運動浴による呼吸抵抗の動態
- Author:
Yoshihide ASANUMA
;
Shuichi FUJIYA
;
Hajime IDE
;
Suguru MIKAMO
;
Yokou AGISHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Water Immersion;
Exercise;
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
Respiratory resistance
- From:The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine
1990;53(3):141-145
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The effect of underwater exercise on respiratory resistance (Rrs) was examined in 12 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Rrs was measured while the patients were sitting on land with quiet respiration, while immersed in water (at 38°C) up to the upper abdomen and upper chest in standing position, and while sitting on land with quiet respiration after mild underwater exercise. The mean Rrses in each condition were 0.37, 0.37, 0.42, 0.33kp/1/s. Rrs increased by 14% (p<0.005) after immersion in water up to the upper chest and decreased by 12% (p<0.001) after underwater exercise. The change after exercise showed a popitive correlation with FEV1.0/FVC on spirogram. Although water immersion or underwater exercise of these COPD patients caused a slight load in ventilation, no significant aggravation of the subjective symptom was found.
The above results suggested that uoderwater exercise was beneficial as a physical treatment for mild cases of COPD.
