van Dobbenburgh, Joost (2020) BREATHING PATTERNS IN ELITE ATHLETES DURING HIGH PERFORMANCE EXERCISE. thesis, Medicine.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Objectives: The thoracoabdominal movements of athletes while breathing in rest have been described before, but they remain to be clarified during exercise. The aim of this study is to analyse breathing patterns during high performance exercise in elite athletes. We hypothesized that athletes primarily use abdominal breathing and when exercise becomes more intense, the thoracic breathing will assist. Methods: In an interim cross-sectional observational study 27 elite speedskaters were included. Subjects were tested on a fully customizable stationary bike using an incremental workload protocol, while wearing a Hexoskin® (Hx) and breathing through a full-face mask for breathby- breath analysis. The Hx measured the thoracic and abdominal expansion during breathing. Results were clustered into four groups and statistically analysed. Results: Four trends were seen in the 27 registered breathing patterns; 1) abdominal breathing is similar to thoracic breathing (29,7%), 2) thoracic breathing is dominant over abdominal breathing (33,3%), 3) first, abdominal and thoracic breathing are similar, but when the exercise intensifies, thoracic breathing becomes dominant over abdominal breathing (18,5%) and 4) abdominal breathing is dominant over thoracic breathing (18,5%). Group 4 mainly exists of long-distance speedskaters (80%). Conclusion: This interim study was able to discern four distinct breathing patterns during exercise in elite athletes. In the breathing pattern where abdominal breathing is dominant over thoracic breathing, long-distance athletes are more present.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Driessen, Dr. J.M.M. and ten Hacken, Dr. N.H.T. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2023 11:43 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2023 11:43 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3679 |
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