تأثير برنامج تدريبي في تحسين مستوى القوة لعضلات الجذع العلوي وعلاقتها بالقابلية البدنية لمرضى الربوا المزمن

Abstract

This study was developed to investigate the influence of training program on improving of upper torso muscle strength level and its relationship to 6-min walk distance (6MWD) in patients with asthma.
Design: A prospective, cross-sectional study.
Setting: The pulmonary rehabilitation center of a Morjan Hospital.
Patients: Thirty patients with moderate asthma were estimated.
Measurements and results: Pulmonary function and baseline dyspnea index (BDI) were assessed, handgrip strength, maximal inspiratory pressure (PI, max), and 6MWD were measured. Quality of life was estimated using the St. George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). The researchers found statistically important positive correlations between 6MWD and body weight (r _ 0.32; p < 0.05), BDI (r _ 0.50;
p < 0.01), FEV1 (r _ 0.33; p < 0.05), PI, max (r _ 0.53; p < 0.01). A statistically significant negative correlation was observed between 6MWD and dyspnea at the end
of the 6-min walk test (r _ _0.29; p < 0.05), as well as between 6MWD and the SGRQ activity domain (r _ _0.45; p < 0.01) and impact domain (r _ _ 0.34; p < 0.05) and total score (r _ _0.40; p < 0.01).
Conclusions: The results of this study showed the importance of the skeletal musculature of the ribcage and upper torso in submaximal exercise tolerance and could open new perspectives for training programs designed to improve functional activity in asthma patients.