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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Main Authors: Shōbo A, Kakizaki F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IJPHY 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Physiotherapy
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Online Access:https://www.ijphy.org/index.php/journal/article/view/295