Difference in lateral abdominal muscle thickness during forceful exhalation in healthy smokers and non-smokers

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 239-244

  Kim, Laurentius Jongsoon ^a   Kim, Nansoo ^a  

^a Catholic University of Pusan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Internal oblique; Percentage of change in muscle thickness; Relative contribution ratio; Transversus abdominis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXHALATION; FORCED EXPIRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE; MECHANICAL PROBE; MUSCLE THICKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STANDING; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; EXHALATION; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SMOKING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84872473733     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2012-0315     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Bergmark A. Stability of the lumbar spine. A study in mechanical engineering. Acta Orthop Scand Suppl. 1989; 230: 1-54.
2. Boshuizen HC, Verbeek JH, Broersen JP,Weel AN. Do smokers get more back pain? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1993; 18(1): 35-40.
3. Cox JM, Trier KK. Exercise and smoking habits in patients with andwithout lowback and leg pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1987; 10(5): 239-245.
4. Deyo RA, Bass JE. Life style and low-back pain; the influence of smoking and obesity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1989; 14(5): 501-506. (Pubitemid 19144326)
5. Endleman I, Critchley DJ. Transversus abdominis and obliquus internus activity during pilates exercises: measurement with ultrasound scanning. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008; 89(11): 2205-2212.
6. Ferreira PH, Ferreira ML, Hodges PW. Changes in recruitment of the abdominal muscles in people with low back pain: ultrasound measurement of muscle activity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004; 29(22): 2560-6. (Pubitemid 40353281)
7. Frymoyer JW, Pope MH, Clement JH, Wilder DG, MacPherson B, Ashikaga T. Risk factors in low back pain. An epidemiologic survey. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1983; 65(2): 213-218. (Pubitemid 13142119)
8. Hodges PW, Richardson CA. Inefficientmuscular stabilization of the lumbar spine associated with low back pain. A motor control evaluation of transversus abdominis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1996; 21(22): 2640-2650. (Pubitemid 26419101)
9. Hodges PW. Is there a role for transversus abdominis in lumbopelvic stability? Man Ther. 1999; 4(2): 74-86. (Pubitemid 29410510)
10. Hodges PW. Changes in motor planning of feedforward postural responses of the trunk muscles in low back pain. Exp Brain Res. 2001; 141(2): 261-266. (Pubitemid 33020855)
11. Hodges P, Kaigle Holm A, Holm S, Ekström L, Cresswell A, Hansson T, Thorstensson A. Intervertebral stiffness of the spine is increased by evoked contraction of transversus abdominis and the diaphragm: in vivo porcine studies. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003; 28(23): 2594-2601. (Pubitemid 37490468)
12. Jakobsson P, Jorfeldt L, Brundin A. Skeletal muscle metabolites and fibre types in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with and without chronic respiratory failure. Eur Respir J. 1990; 3(2): 192-196. (Pubitemid 20066922)
13. Jakobsson P, Jorfeldt L, Henriksson J. Metabolic enzyme activity in the quadriceps femoris muscle in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1995; 151(2 Pt 1): 374-377.
14. Kaneko H, Maruyama H, Sato H. Relationship between expiratory activity of the lateral abdominal muscle and exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Phys Ther Sci. 2008; 20(2): 147-151.
15. Kaneko H, Sato H, Maruyama H. Evaluation of lateral abdominal muscle activity during expiration threshold loading by ultrasonography. J Phys Ther Sci. 2006; 18(2): 187-191.
16. Kim KS, Kwon OY, Yi CH. Effects of abdominal drawing-in maneuver on peak expiratory flow, forced expiratory volume in 1 second and pain during forced expiratory pulmonary function test in patients with chronic low back pain. J Korean Acad Univ Trainde Phys Therapists. 2009; 16(1): 10-17.
17. Lee BG, Jee YS, Ko IG, Kim EK, Lee JC. Effects combined exercise of walking and lumbar stabilization on pulmonary function and lumbar deep muscles of patients with chronic low back pain. Korean J Health Promot Dis Prev. 2008; 8(3): 168-177.
18. Maltais F, Simard AA, Simard C, Jobin J, Desgagnés P, Le Blanc P. Oxidative capacity of the skeletal muscle and lactic acid kinetics during exercise in normal subjects and in patients with COPD. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1996; 153(1): 288-293. (Pubitemid 26026864)
19. Misuri G, Colagrande S, Gorini M, Iandelli I, Mancini M, Duranti R, Scano G. In vivo ultrasound assessment of respiratory function of abdominal muscles in normal subjects. Eur Respir J. 1997; 10(12): 2861-2867.
20. Montes de Oca M, Loeb E, Torres SH, De Sanctis J, Hernández N, Tálamo C. Peripheral muscle alterations in non-COPD smokers. Chest. 2008; 133(1): 13-18.
21. Moseley GL, Nicholas MK, Hodges PW. Pain differs from non-painful attention-demanding or stressful tasks in its effect on postural control patterns of trunk muscles. Exp Brain Res. 2004; 156(1): 64-71. (Pubitemid 38680143)
22. Moseley GL. Impaired trunk muscle function in sub-acute neck pain: etiologic in the subsequent development of low back pain? Man Ther. 2004; 9(3): 157-163. (Pubitemid 38887506)
23. Norasteh A, Ebrahimi E, Salavati M. Rafiei J, Abbasnejad E. Reliability of B-mode ultrasonography for abdominal muscles in asymptomatic and patients with acute low back pain. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2007; 11(1): 17-20. (Pubitemid 46038786)
24. Panjabi M, Abumi K, Duranceau J, Oxland T. Spinal stability and intersegmental muscle forces. A biomechanical model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1989; 14(2): 194-200. (Pubitemid 19059689)
25. Rabinovich RA, Ardite E, Troosters T, Carbó N, Alonso J, Gonzalez de Suso JM, Vilaró J, Barbera JA, Polo MF, Argilés JM, Fernandez-Checa JC, Roca J. Reduced muscle redox capacity after endurance training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Am JRespir Crit Care Med. 2001; 164(7): 1114-1118. (Pubitemid 33052236)
26. Richardson C, Hodges P, Hides J. Therapeutic exercise for lumbar stabilization: A motor control approach for the treatment and prevention of low back pain. 2nd Ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Inc; 2004.
27. Sala E, Roca J, Marrades RM, Alonso J,Gonzalez De Suso JM, Moreno A, Barberá JA, Nadal J, de Jover L, Rodriguez-Roisin R,Wagner PD. Effects of endurance training on skeletal muscle bioenergetics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999; 159(6): 1726-1734. (Pubitemid 29275034)
28. Sapsford RR, Hodges PW, Richardson CA, Cooper DH, Markwell SJ, Jull GA. Co-activation of the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during voluntary exercises. Neurourol Urodyn. 2001; 20(1): 31-42. (Pubitemid 32096325)
29. Springer BA, Gill NW. Characterization of lateral abdominal muscle thickness in persons with lower extremity amputations. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2007; 37(10): 635-643.
30. Springer BA, Mielcarek BJ, Nesfield TK, Teyhen DS. Relationships among lateral abdominal muscles, gender, body mass index, and hand dominance. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006; 36(5): 289-297.
31. Teyhen DS, Miltenberger CE, Deiters HM, Del Toro YM, Pulliam JN, Childs JD, Boyles RE, Flynn TW. The use of ultrasound imaging of the abdominal drawing-in maneuver in subjects with low back pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2005; 35(6): 346-355. (Pubitemid 40770930)
32. WHO. Tobacco Alert 1996. World no-tobacco day special issue. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1996.