Effects of glossopharyngeal pistoning for lung insufflation in elite swimmers

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 836-841

  Nygren Bonnier, Malin ^a,b   Gullstrand, Lennart ^a,c   Klefbeck, Brita ^a,b   Lindholm, Peter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Sports Confederation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breathing exercises; Buoyancy; Glossopharyngeal breathing; Pulmonary function; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AERATION; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BONE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; RIB; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERNUM; SWIMMING; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREATHING EXERCISES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG; MALE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SWEDEN; SWIMMING;

EID: 34249087194     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31803191c1     Document Type: Article

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