Figure 4.
Effect of accessory respiratory muscle stretching on the rate of RC (URC and LRC) and ABD contribution during exercise.
Notes: Lower RC/ABD ratio values reflect an increase in ABD mobility.30,31 Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. The exercise was performed with 25% of the maximal predicted load according to Jones et al.24 *P<0.05, CG vs TG (ANCOVA test).
Abbreviations: ABD, abdominal; ANCOVA, analysis of covariance; CG, control group; LRC, lower ribcage; RC, ribcage; TG, treatment group; URC, upper ribcage.