Effect of Plank Exercise Combined with Breathing and Arm Exercises on Abdominal Muscle Thickness

PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of plank exercise combined with breathing and arm exercises on the external oblique, internal oblique, and transverse abdominal muscle thickness. METHODS: Thirty healthy adults consisting of 12 males and 18 females from K area were divided into a plank exercise combined with breathing and arm exercises group (n = 15) and a plank exercise only group (n=15). The changes in muscle thickness before the exercise and four and eight weeks after the exercise were analyzed using a two-way repeated analysis of variance (ANOVA). The significance level was set to α=0.05. Post-hoc t-tests were conducted to detect the interactions between the time and groups, and the significance level was set to α=0.01. RESULTS: According to the experimental results, the external oblique abdominal muscle showed significant differences over time (p<0.05). The internal oblique abdominal muscle also showed significant differences over time and in the interactions between the time and groups (p<0.05). The transverse abdominal muscle showed significant differences over time, in the interactions between time and groups, and in the changes between the groups (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The results indicated that plank exercise combined with breathing and arm movement exercises led to increases in the abdominal muscle thickness. These types of exercises may be useful in lumbar stabilization rehabilitation treatment.

Effect of exercise diary on arm exercise compliance of PICC Patients / 现代临床护理

Objective To investigate the effect of exercise diary on arm exercise compliance ofpatients with peripherally inserted centralcatheter (PICC). Methods Thirty patients with PICC hospitalized in our hospital from June to August in 2017 were selected as the control group, where the patients received guidance on functional exercises through arm exercise videos and routine methods. Another thirty-two patients hospitalized in our hospital from September to November of 2017 were selected as the observation group, where in addition to the same treatment as in the control group and these patients received interventions using their self-designed exercise diary for a total of 31 days. Their compliance with functional exercises before and after intervention and the incidences of venous thrombosis after intervention were compared between the two groups. Results After interventions, the compliance rate of arm exercises in the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (90.6% vs. 26.7%, P＜0.05). The incidence of venous thrombosis in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (3.1% vs. 30.0% , P＜0.05). Conclusions Exercise diary can improve the arm exercise compliance of PICC patients and prevent the occurrence of venous thrombosis. It is worthy of clinical application and promotion.