The expansion of the pulmonary rib cage during breath stacking is influenced by age in obese women.

The expansion of the pulmonary rib cage during breath stacking is influenced by age in obese women.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze in obese women the acute effects of the breath stacking technique on thoraco-abdominal expansion. DESIGN AND METHODS: Nineteen obese women (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2)) were evaluated by anthropometry, spirometry and maximal respiratory muscle pressures and successively analyzed by Opto-E...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline de Melo Barcelar, Andrea Aliverti, Catarina Rattes, Maria Eduarda Ximenes, Shirley Lima Campos, Daniella Cunha Brandão, Guilherme Fregonezi, Armèle Dornelas de Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4220958?pdf=render

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