Is there a relationship between thoracic spine flexion range and peak expiratory flow in smokers and non smokers?
Item
- Title
- Is there a relationship between thoracic spine flexion range and peak expiratory flow in smokers and non smokers?
- Author(s)
- Yoshiteru Hiratsuka
- Abstract
- This study aimed to find if a relationship exists between thoracic spine (Tsp) flexion range and Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) between 20 non-smoker males, 13 non-smoker females, 13 smoker males and 13 smoker females. These 59 subjects aged between 25-45 were chosen from students of the British School of Osteopathy.Wright peak flow meter was used to measure lung function and by using inclinometer, Tsp flexion range from sitting upright position to fully flexed position was calculated. There were significant difference in PEF between non-smoker males and non-smoker females, non-smoker males and smoker females, non-smoker females and smoker males, smoker males and smoker females, and males and females. There is no significant difference in Tsp flexion range and no correlation between Tsp flexion range and PEF and there does not seem to be any optimal range of breathing present. Also PEF varies with age, height and sex. The result found in this study seems to be due to sex difference rather than smoking causing decreased lung function.The results were not significant enough to measure optimal breathing range by using Tsp flexion range and PEF.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 1999
- Date Submitted
- 11.8.2000 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 12245
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Lung Capacity,Breathing,Spine,Thoracic Spine,Smoking
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Yoshiteru Hiratsuka, “Is there a relationship between thoracic spine flexion range and peak expiratory flow in smokers and non smokers?”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 3, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.org/s/orw/item/1452