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http://dx.doi.org/10.15268/ksim.2019.7.2.181

Effect of Vagus Nerve Electrical Stimulation on Respiratory Muscle Activity and Lung Capacity during Deep Breathing (Case Study)  

Moon, Hyunju (Vagus nerve Research Center)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine / v.7, no.2, 2019 , pp. 181-187 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the activity of respiratory muscle and lung capacity during deep breathing with electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve. Methods: This study was conducted on 30 healthy adults in their 20s. Subjects were randomly performed to deep breathing or deep breathing with vagus nerve electrical stimulation. All subjects' diaphragm and internal oblique muscle activity were measured during deep breathing by electromyography, and lung capacity was measured by spirometry immediately after beep breathing. In the vagus nerve stimulation method, the surface electrode was cut into the left ear and then electrically stimulated using a needle electric stimulator. Results: The activity of diaphragm was significantly increased in deep breathing with vagus nerve electrical stimulation than in deep breathing. However, lung capacity did not show any significant difference according to the condition. Conclusion: Vagus nerve electrical stimulation could induce diaphragm activity more than deep breathing alone. Deep breathing with vagus nerve electrical stimulation may enhance the activity of the respiratory muscles and is expected to be an effective treatment for the elderly or COPD patients with poor breathing ability.
Keywords
deep breathing; lung capacity; respiratory muscle activity; vagus nerve electrical stimulation;
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