Postural Change of Vital Capacity in Patients with Neuromuscular Disease.
- Author:
Dong Hee CHO
1
;
Seong Woong KANG
;
Jung Hyun PARK
;
Tae Won YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute of Muscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea. kswoong@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Vital capacity;
Duchenne muscular dystrophy;
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
Postural change;
Pulmonary function
- MeSH:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis;
Humans;
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne;
Neuromuscular Diseases*;
Respiratory Muscles;
Supine Position;
Vital Capacity*
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2004;28(5):454-457
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the difference in vital capacity (VC) between sitting and supine position in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). METHOD: VC was measured in the sitting and supine position for 30 patients with DMD and for 30 patients with ALS. The highest value in three or more attempts in each position was chosen. RESULTS: VCs measured in ALS patients in the sitting and supine position were 1591.7+/-634.6 ml and 1290.0+/-580.3 ml respectively. The VC in the sitting position showed significantly higher value than the VC in the supine position (p<0.05). VCs measured in DMD patients were 903.7+/-518.1 ml and 795.3+/-505.6 ml respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the measurements in both positions. CONCLUSION: Difference in postural change of VC was observed in patients with different types of neuromuscular disorders. Such difference in VC suggest that postural change of VC should be considered in management of neuromuscular disease with respiratory muscle weakness.
