呼吸练习对无症状吸烟者的肺功能的影响
Pragyashaa Chaudhary1,2, Ketaki Poorey2, Nimarpreet Kaur1
1Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary (SGT) University, Gurugram, IND.
Cureus
|October 3, 2024
概括
在年轻吸烟者中,Pranayama和Om唱歌改善了呼吸肌肉耐力,可能延迟慢性阻塞性肺病 (COPD) 症状. 螺旋计测量显示增加,尽管关键肺功能值和尼古丁依赖没有显著变化.
科学领域:
- 身体生理学 身体生理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 呼吸系统医学 呼吸系统医学
背景情况:
- 吸烟是COPD的主要原因,严重影响呼吸系统.
- 即使是无症状的吸烟者也会显示出肺部形态的改变.
- 这项研究调查了Pranayama和Om唱歌是否可以减轻吸烟者的呼吸系统损伤.
研究的目的:
- 了解无症状吸烟者的呼吸系统损伤.
- 评估Pranayama和Om唱歌在延迟或预防COPD症状方面的潜力.
- 评估这些做法对呼吸功能和耐力的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项为期8周的干预研究,包括135名参与者 (18-25岁).
- 记录的螺旋计参数 (FVC,FEV1,PEFR等等) 和呼吸耐力 (BHTi,BHTe).
- 使用法格斯特罗姆尼古丁依赖测试 (FTND) 评估尼古丁依赖.
主要成果:
- 在大多数螺旋测量测量和呼吸耐力参数中观察到显著的增加.
- 在强迫生命能力 (FVC),1秒内强迫呼气量 (FEV1),FEV1/FVC比率或FTND得分方面没有发现显著改善.
- 普拉那亚玛和奥姆唱歌增强了呼吸肌肉的耐力和气管-支气管树的利用.
结论:
- 普拉那亚玛和唱可以提高呼吸肌肉的耐力.
- 这些做法可能会增强氧化,并延迟吸烟者COPD症状的出现.
- 需要进一步的研究才能充分了解长期影响.
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