Effectiveness of water-based Liuzijue exercise on respiratory muscle strength and peripheral skeletal muscle function in patients with COPD

The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess the effects of water-based Liuzijue exercise on patients with COPD and compare it with land-based Liuzijue exercise. Participants were randomly allocated to one of three groups: the water-based Liuzijue exercise group (WG), the land-based Liuzij...

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Published in:International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2018-01, Vol.13, p.1713-1726
Main Authors: Wu, Weibing, Liu, Xiaodan, Liu, Jingxin, Li, Peijun, Wang, Zhenwei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Breathing Exercises - methods
Care and treatment
China
Chinese medicine
Chronic obstructive lung disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Dyspnea
Elbow Joint - physiology
Exercise
Exercise therapy
Female
Fitness training programs
Health
Hospitals
Humans
Integrative medicine
Intervention
isokinetic muscle strength
Knee Joint - physiology
Liuzijue exercise
Lung diseases
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle function
Muscle strength
Muscle Strength - physiology
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Musculoskeletal system
Neuromuscular diseases
Original Research
Physical fitness
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - rehabilitation
Quality of life
quantitative assessment
Rehabilitation
respiratory muscle strength
Respiratory Muscles - physiology
Retirement benefits
Skeletal muscle
Swimming pools
Time Factors
Water
Water temperature
water-based exercise
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess the effects of water-based Liuzijue exercise on patients with COPD and compare it with land-based Liuzijue exercise. Participants were randomly allocated to one of three groups: the water-based Liuzijue exercise group (WG), the land-based Liuzijue exercise group (LG), and the control group (CG). CG participants accepted no exercise intervention, while training groups performed Liuzijue exercise according to Health Qigong Liuzijue (People's Republic of China) in different environments for 60-min sessions twice a week for 3 months. Of the 50 patients enrolled, 45 (90%) completed the 3-month intervention. The CG showed decreased expiratory muscle strength, extensor and flexor endurance ratio (ER) of the elbow joints and flexor peak torque (PT), total work (TW), and ER of the knee joints (
ISSN:1178-2005
1176-9106
1178-2005
DOI:10.2147/COPD.S165593