Diaphragm thickness and physical performance in regular smokers and non‐smokers: A pilot study
While no difference was detected in terms of the diaphragm structure between groups, trunk stabilizer performance was lower and greater diaphragm thickness was associated with better trunk stability in some performance tasks in smokers. While the diaphragm muscle structure, which is the main respiratory muscle, does not differ in young smokers, the effects of the diaphragm muscle on general body biomechanics have been preliminary demonstrated.
Authors
- İlkşan Demırbüken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0566-5784)
- Bahar Özgül (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5821-2725)
- H. Yıldırım (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1810-0896)
- Zübeyir Sarı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1643-5415)
- Hilal Başak Can (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8991-202X)
- Mi̇ne Gülden Polat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9705-9740)
- Zana Gezer
Institutions
- Marmara University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cpf.70003
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52