J Korean Phys Ther.  2019 Oct;31(5):261-265. 10.18857/jkpt.2019.31.5.261.

Effects of Vojta Therapy on the Forced Vital Capacity and Forced Expiratory Volume at One Second in Young Male Smokers: A Single-Subject Design

• Kim JS
• Kim DY
• Kim HS
• Park SW
• Lee YJ
• Lim HW

• KMID: 2465115
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18857/jkpt.2019.31.5.261

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study examined the effects of Vojta therapy on the respiratory function in young male smokers.
METHODS
Three subjects were tested using the ABA design for Single-subject Experimental Research Design. This study was conducted with the baseline, intervention, and follow-up phase. Intervention was conducted three to four times a week for 20 minutes per times and a total of 25 sessions. The respiratory function was measured using a Spirometer.
RESULTS
The results of Forced Vital Capacity and Forced Expiratory Volume at one second for all subjects showed improvements in the intervention phase over the baseline phase. In the follow-up phase, the improved ability was still maintained or slightly reduced.
CONCLUSION
Vojta therapy used on young male smokers was effective in both FVC and FEV1. In other words, the Vojta therapy worked effectively in improving the respiratory function. In future studies, it is necessary to have a control group and increase the number of trials in order to generalize the effect of Vojta therapy.

Keyword

Vojta therapy; Respiratory function; Smoking

MeSH Terms

Follow-Up Studies
Forced Expiratory Volume*
Humans
Male*
Research Design
Smoking
Vital Capacity*