Re: Is chest expansion a determinant of pulmonary muscle strength inprimary fibromyalgia?

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Laxity,

I'm not sure what you are talking about with chest expansion, Did you have

pulmonary function teats done?

Sincerely, S.

Is chest expansion a determinant of pulmonary muscle

strength inprimary fibromyalgia?

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> Is chest expansion a determinant of pulmonary muscle strength in primary

> fibromyalgia?

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> Joint Bone Spine. 2004 Apr;71(2):140-3.

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> Sahin G, Ulubas B, Calikoglu M, Bolgen Cime O, Erdogan C.

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> Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine,

> Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.

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> PMID: 15050199

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> Objective. - To examine the possible relationship between chest expansion

> and pulmonary muscle strength in patients with primary fibromyalgia (PFM).

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> Methods. - Forty-one consecutive women with PFM were compared with age and

> body mass index matched 40 healthy women concerning pulmonary function

> tests, chest expansion, and maximum respiratory pressures indicating

> pulmonary muscle strength, and endurance (MVV). Pain was scored according

> to a visual analog scale (VAS). Chest pain was scored on a 10 point scale.

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> Results. - There was no significant difference between the two groups

> regarding chest expansion (P > 0.05). Maximum inspiratory and expiratory

> pressures (MIP, MEP) were lower in fibromyalgia patients than controls (P

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> 0.05). However, chest expansion and dyspnea score were insignificant

> between groups (P > 0.05).

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> Conclusion. - Reduced maximum respiratory pressures (MIP, MEP) may result

> from isometric type pulmonary muscle dysfunction as a result of low

> physical performance in fibromyalgia patients, despite insignificant

> finding of chest expansion and dyspnea score according to controls.

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