Purpose: To examine the effects of lumbopelvic sling and abdominal drawing-in exercises on the lung capacities of healthy subjects
Subjects and Methods: Twenty-nine healthy subjects with no orthopedic history of the back were recruited. Subjects were randomly assigned to an experimental group and control group. Subjects were allocated to one of two groups; an experimental group that underwent lumbopelvic sling and abdominal drawing-in exercises and a control group the underwent treadmill and abdominal drawing-in exercises. Lung capacities were evaluated 4 weeks after exercises.
Results: The experimental group showed significant increments in the EVC and ERV, IRV, VT vs.
pre-intervention results, and the control group showed significant increments in the EVC and IRV. Significant intergroup differences were observed in terms of post-training gains in EVC, IRV and VT.
Conclusion: Combined application of lumbopelvic sling and drawing-in exercises were found to have a positive effect on lung capacity.
Key words: Abdominal drawing in maneuver, Lung capacity, Sling exercise
