가로막 호흡운동이 20대 경도 지적장애인의 폐활량 및 최대환기량에 미치는 영향

The Effects of the Diaphragm Breathing Exercise on Vital Capacity and Maximal Voluntary Ventilation in the 20s People of Mild Intellectual Disabilities

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of diaphragm respiration exercise on vital capacity and maximum voluntary ventilation in subjects with mild intellectual disabilities in their 20s. 10 people in the experimental group and 10 people in the control group participated in the experiment. The experimental group performed diaphragmatic breathing exercises for 4 weeks, 5 days a week, and 30 minutes a day, and the control group performed stationary bicycle exercise for 4 weeks, 5 days a week, and 30 minutes a day. The subjects measured voluntary capacity and maximal voluntary ventilation using Fitmate (COSMED Sri, Italy) before and after the experiment. Data analysis was performed with SPSS win 18.0. Subjects were assessed with vital capacity and maximal voluntary ventilation before and after the test and the results were compared with the paired t-test. After the experiment, the vital capacity and maximum voluntary ventilation were significantly improved in the experimental group than before the experiment. Through this study, it can be suggested as a new breathing exercise for subjects with intellectual disabilities in their 20s.