[Preliminary study on determination methods of respiratory muscle functions]

Abstract

Attention has been paid to the research of respiratory muscle functions recently. In this paper some lung function indices concerning respiratory muscle functions, such as maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure at mouth, inspiratory and expiratory tolerance time, transdiaphragmatic pressure and maximal transdiaphragmatic pressure and diaphragmatic electromyogram etc, were determined in 24 healthy young men and the normal values were obtained. They were important in the study of respiratory muscle functions in hard physical labours, especially in divers, pilots and sportsmen etc. These indices were also useful for evaluating convalescent therapy chronic lung diseases, respiratory muscles training programs or the drug effects on respiratory muscle fatigue etc.