Shehab Mahmoud Abd EL-KADER, Eman Mohamed ASHMAWY

Laser Acupuncture Therapy Added to Inspiratory Muscle and Aerobic Exercise Training Improves Small Airway Ventilation in Metal Arc Welders

Ark kaynağının akciğer fonksiyonu üzerindeki olumsuz etkileri önceden belgelenmiştir. Kaynak gazlara ve dumanlara uzun süre maruz kalma, kaynakçıların küçük hava yollarındaki akımı azaltır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, metal ark kaynakçılarında aerobik egzersiz eğitimi ve lazer akupunktur tedavisi ile birlikte veya sadece inspiratuar kas eğitimini içeren iki tedavi protokolünü, küçük hava yolu havalanma yanıtını belirlemek için karşılaştırmaktır. En az on yıldır kaynak işinde çalışan 50 işçi çalışmaya alındı. Yaşları 25 ile 40 arasında değişmekteydi ve iki eşit gruba bölündüler.Birinci grup (A) aerobik egzersiz eğitimi ve solunum sistemi için düşük yoğunluklu lazer tedavisi ile solunum kas eğitimi aldı. İkinci grup (B) aerobik egzersiz eğitimi ve inspiratuar kas eğitimi aldı. Program iki ay boyunca haftada üç oturumdan oluştu. Bu çalışmada her iki gruptada küçük hava yolu havalanması ölçümlerinde önemli gelişme olduğunu tespit edildi. Her iki grup arasındaki fark anlamlı idi, (A) grubu sonuçları grup (B) den daha fazla anlamlı değişiklikler gösterdi. Bu sonuçlar metal ark kaynakçılarında, küçük hava yolu havalanmasını iyileştirmek için aerobik egzersiz eğitimi yanı sıra lazer akupunktur tedavisinin kullanımını ve inspiratuar kas eğitimini desteklemektedir

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Aerobik egzersiz, solunum kasları, eğitim, lazer akupunktur, ark kaynağı

Laser Acupuncture Therapy Added to Inspiratory Muscle and Aerobic Exercise Training Improves Small Airway Ventilation in Metal Arc Welders

The adverse effects of arc welding on pulmonary function have been previously documented. Long-term exposure to welding gases and fumes reduced flows in small airways of welders. The aim of this study was to compare two types of treatment protocols to determine small airway ventilation response to aerobic exercise training and inspiratory muscle training with or without laser acupuncture therapy in metal arc welders. Fifty metal arc welding workers who practiced welding job for no less than ten years were enrolled in this study their age ranged from 25 to 40 years and were included in two equal groups. The first group (A) received aerobic exercise training and inspiratory muscle training with low intensity laser therapy for the respiratory system. The second group (B) received aerobic exercise training and inspiratory muscle training. The program consisted of three sessions per week for two months. This study indicated that there was a significant improvement in measures of small airway ventilation in both groups. The differences between both groups were significant, where results of group (A) showed a greater significant changes than group (B). These results support the use of laser acupuncture therapy in addition to the aerobic exercise training and inspiratory muscle training to improve small airway ventilation in metal arc welders.

Keywords:

Aerobic exercise, inspiratory muscle, training, laser acupuncture, arc welding,

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