Re: Re: Is chest expansion a determinant of pulmonary muscle strength

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The 'question' was the title of the article on a study testing pulmonary

muscle strength as an indicator in primary fibromyalgia. I found it

interesting that they were thinking of using this as an indicator of FMS; it

would seem to me that EDSers would have greater expansion capability and

less muscle strength to do so; so in our case it would throw that theory

off... (just my two cents)

I am curious about pulmonary issues In EDS; so I am trying to read up on it.

It seems that I have several issues in this area -- but as in most things;

not a whole lot I can do about any of it.

Thanks for the interest.

On 3/31/04 8:31 PM, " ceda " ceda > wrote:

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> Subject: Re: Is chest expansion a determinant of pulmonary muscle strength

> inprimary fibromyalgia?

>

> 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?

>

>

>>

>>

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

>> fibromyalgia?

>>

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

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

>>

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

>> Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.

>>

>> PMID: 15050199

>>

>>

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

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

>>

>> 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.

>>

>> 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

> <

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

>> between groups (P > 0.05).

>>

>> 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 scor