Professor Ákos Koller publishes new article on respiratory mechanics

Ákos Koller, Professor Emeritus of the Hungarian University of Sports Sciences (TF) and his research team have published an article on the relationship between respiratory mechanics and sport.

Ákos Koller, Professor Emeritus of the Hungarian University of Sports Sciences (TF) and his research team including Szonja Decker, Tamás Horváth, Johanna Takács have published an article titled “Body Positions and Physical Activity Levels Modulate the Ratio of Abdominal to Thoracic Breathing and Respiratory Rate in Young Individuals” in Journal of Clinical Medicine.

As the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted that body positions substantially affected the mortality rate, the researchers hypothesized that body position modulates the contribution of abdominal (AB) and thoracic breathing (TB) to the breathing cycle (BC), as well as respiratory rate (RR). In addition, they hypothesized that physical activity level can increase the contribution of abdominal breathing.

To check their hypothesis, measurements were taken in four body position: standing, sitting, supine and prone for two groups of young adults (aged 21 ± 2 years) with different physical activity levels low and high PA).

Following the analysis, the researchers have concluded that in young, healthy adults, we found that body position significantly influenced the abdominal/thoracic breathing ratio during the breathing cycle. The supine position showed the highest contribution of abdominal breathing, which correlated with the lowest respiratory rate. Additionally, a higher level of physical activity increased the contribution of abdominal breathing in the Si, Su, and St positions, suggesting a more energy-efficient breathing pattern.

These findings suggest the potentials for breathing pattern monitoring and position-based interventions to improve healthcare outcomes and enhance sports performance and recovery.

The article can be read here.

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