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Background: Athletes are trained for specific games and for specific muscle groups. In all the games respiratory muscles with proper strength are needed so as to provide better outcome. But as the peripheral muscles are trained the Respiratory muscles are not trained specifically in any of the athlete. The less trained Respiratory muscles can directly affect the output of the Athlete by activating Metaboreflex. This reflex is activated when the Respiratory muscles gets fatigued; in which the blood is pulled towards the fatigued Respiratory muscles; due to which the peripheral muscle gets less blood and oxygen to work longer; which results in reduced output. So as to improve overall output, along with specific muscles, the Respiratory muscles should also be trained. Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of Inspiratory Muscle Trainer on Running Performance and Respiratory Muscle strength in Athletes. Materials and methods: An Interventional study was conducted on Athletes studying in a Physical Education college Gujarat. The subjects were selected according to inclusion criteria. The Pre-training outcome of PImax (Inspiratory Mouth Pressure); PEmax (Expiratory Mouth Pressure) and time taken for 30m sprint was taken. And then subjects were divided into two groups’ one training and other control. Group A: Training for Respiratory muscles by Inspiratory Muscle Training Device along with other regular physical activity. Group B: Not getting any additional training for Respiratory muscle other than regular physical activity. The training was given at 50% PImax for 15 min a day for 6 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks postdata of PImax PEmax and speed were collected. Agnihotri DS, Bhise AR, Patel SM. Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Trainer on Running Performance and Respiratory Muscle Strength in Athletes. IAIM, 2016; 3(8): 159-163. Page 160 Results: Data analysis was done using SPSS20 version. In Experimental group Inspiratory Mouth Pressure, Expiratory Mouth Pressure improved significantly (p<0.05) also time taken for completion of 30msprint reduced significantly. (p<0.05) Conclusion: The Inspiratory Muscle Trainer can be used to improve Inspiratory Mouth Pressure, Expiratory Mouth Pressure and Running Performance in Athletes.
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Background: Adhesive capsulitis is characterized by a painful, gradual loss of both active and passive glenohumeral motion resulting from progressive fibrosis and ultimate contracture of the glenohumeral joint capsule. Patients with Adhesive capsulitis have difficulties in everyday activities (dressing, grooming, and performing overhead reaching activities and so on for a period of several months to several years) and shoulder pain disturbing sleep at night on the affected side. Muscle energy technique helps in increasing shoulder range of motion. MET is unique in its application as the client provides the initial effort while the practitioner facilitates the process. One of the main uses of this method is to normalize joint range, rather than increase flexibility, and techniques can be used on any joints with restricted Range of Motion (ROM) identified during the passive assessment. So the study was done to evaluate the effect of MET on adhesive capsulitis. Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of Spencer MET on Pain and Functional Disability in Adhesive Capsulitis of Shoulder joint. Materials and methods: An Interventional study was conducted at Out Patient Department of General Hospitals in Ahmedabad. The subjects were selected according to inclusion criteria. The Pretraining outcome of Pain (VAS) and SPADI was taken and then subjects were divided into two groups’ one case and other control. Group A: was given conventional treatment along with MET for adhesive capsulitis. Group B: not getting any additional training for adhesive capsulitis other than Contractor ES, Agnihotri DS, Patel RM. Effect of Spencer Muscle Energy Technique on pain and functional disability in cases of adhesive capsulitis of shoulder joint. IAIM, 2016; 3(8): 126-131. Page 127 conventional treatment. The study was conducted for 6 months and treatment was given for 4 weeks 3 days a week and once a day. After 4 weeks post treatment outcome data were analysed for results. Results: Data was analysed using SPSS software version 20 and Microsoft Excel 2007. In case and control both pain (VAS), SPADI showed significant improvement (p; 0.05). But there was more significant improvement in case as compared to control group in SPADI but not in VAS. Conclusion: The Spencer MET is more effective increasing functional ability in patients with adhesive capsulitis as compared to conventional treatment.