STUDY OF ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS OF SWIMMERS OF INDORE CITY
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 14
Abstract
[b] BACKGROUND[/b]: It is well known that exercise has a significant effect on respiratory functions. Swimming is considered to be a very good exercise for maintaining proper health and also has a profound effect on the lung functions of an individual; the present study was carried out in 60 young male adults of Eighteen to Thirty years of age group to assess their Anthropometric parameters and Pulmonary Functions[b] METHODS[/b]: Thirty male swimmers who used to swim for at least two years regularly were compared with age and sex matched thirty controls who were not involved in any routine exercise. Lung volumes were recorded by Pulmonary Function test machine and analyzed statistically. [b]RESULTS AND CONCLUSION[/b]: It was found that Lung volumes were higher in swimmers. Swimming exercise affects lung volume measurements as respiratory muscles including the diaphragm of swimmers are required to develop greater pressure as a consequence of immersion in water during respiratory cycle. This may lead to functional improvement in these muscles and also alterations in elasticity of lung and chest wall or of ventilatory muscles, leading to an improvement in forced vital capacity and other lung functions of swimmers
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Amarjeet Chhabra, Ameet Julka, Manjula Mehta
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