EFFECT OF SITTING POSTURE ON THORACIC CONFIGURATION AND CHANGES IN VOLUME OF HEMITHORACES
Background: Poor posture is detrimental to breathing. Our purpose was to investigate the effect of upright and hunchbacked sitting on thoracic configuration and changes in the volume of the thorax during quiet and volitional deep breathing. Methods: The participants were 11 healthy men with a mean...
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| Language: | English |
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IJPHY
2017-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Physiotherapy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ijphy.org/index.php/journal/article/view/295 |