Relationship between kyphosis posture of elderly people and respiratory function,voluntary cough intensity
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- kyphosis elderly people
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000031751
- Lead Sponsor
- Kio University
- Brief Summary
Comparison of non-kyphotic and kyphotic groups A comparison of the respiratory function between the non-kyphotic and kyphotic groups. CPF (d = 7), VC (d = 0.8), PEmax (d = 1.2), PImax (d = 1.3), and chest expansion at the xiphoid process (d = 0.8) were significantly lower in the kyphotic group than in the non-kyphotic group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 38
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Pulmonery diseases, those with central nervous system disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method vital capacity, forced vital capacity, cough peak flow, thorax mobility, maximum expiratory pressure, maximum inspiratory pressure, maximum phonation time, thoracic spinal curvature, lumbar spinal curvature,respiratory resistance,respiratory muscle activity
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 3m gait speed, grip strength, 30-sec chair stand test, knee extensor strength, long seat body bending forward, functional reach test, sit and reach test, timed up and go test