THE INFLUENCE OF YUMEIHO-THERAPY ON THE ADOLESCENTS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL STATE WITH POSTURE DISORDERS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the Yumeiho therapy course on the adolescents respiratory system functional state with postural disorders. Material. The study was conducted on the basis of the Yumeiho Center (Lviv) during 2021. Twelve adolescents aged 15.4±1.5 years were monitored for 6 weeks, including 5 boys aged 16.2±1.6 years and 7 girls aged 14.9±1.2 years whos has various of postural disorders. All adolescents had different forms of back (hyperkyphotic, round-concave, flat), 10 of them had scoliotic posture. At the beginning and during the course of Yumeiho-therapy weekly somatoscopy, anthropometric measurements, stabilometry, spirometry, tests with respiratory arrest were performed. Results. The effect of Yumeiho therapy was related to the improvement of posture in adolescents with signs of scoliotic posture, and in adolescents with back shape disorders. The variants of normal posture increased from 16.7 % to 50 % and normal back shape from 0 % to 41.6 %. At the end of the course, changes in the difference in the length of the limbs, the depth of the cervical and lumbar lordosis, the deviation of the center of mass in the sagittal plane were positive. It is shown that at the level of improving the shape of the back and posture of adolescents, there is a significant increase in VLC (l) from 3,300 (2,865; 3,855) to 3,750 (3,595; 4,525), p=0.003, a decrease in the difference between VLC (l) with proper VLC (l) from –30.3 (–33.6; –17.0), % to –17.0 (–21.6; –2.4), %, p=0.004, increase in respiratory arrest time and exhalation from 41.2 (34.6; 44.2), s and 21.6 (18.5; 25.6), s to 63.6 (50.8; 69.1), s, p=0.002 and 37.5 (33.9; 41.5), s, p=0.002, respectively. Conclusions. The positive effect on the musculoskeletal system in adolescents with functional disorders posture is accompanied by improved functional parameters of the respiratory system, which indicates the feasibility of Yumeiho therapy to prevent restrictive disorders in the respiratory system and suggests its effectiveness in rehabilitation of patients with respiratory disorders.