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作者：Moreno; Marlene Aparecida; Catai; Aparecida Maria; Teodori; Rosana Macher; Borges; Bruno Luis Amoroso; Cesar; Marcelo de Castro; Silva; Ester da

来源：Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2007.

DOI：10.1590/S1806-37132007000600011

• posture
• muscle strength
• respiratory muscles
• muscle stretching exercises.

objective: to evaluate the effect that respiratory muscle stretching using the global postural reeducation (gpr) method has on respiratory muscle strength, thoracic expansion and abdominal mobility in sedentary young males. methods: this was a randomized study involving 20 sedentary volunteers, aged 22.7 ㊣ 2.5 years, divided into two groups of 10: a control group, composed of subjects not performing any exercises, and a group of subjects submitted to the gpr method. the protocol consisted of a program to stretch the respiratory muscles with participants in the %26apos;open-arm, open hip joint angle%26apos; position, which was regularly performed twice a week for 8 weeks, totaling 16 sessions. the two groups were submitted to measurements of maximal inspiratory pressure, maximal expiratory pressure, thoracic expansion and abdominal mobility, prior to and after the intervention period. results: the initial and final values for maximal respiratory pressures, thoracic expansion and abdominal mobility for the control group showed no significant differences (p %26gt; 0.05). however, for the gpr group, all values increased after the intervention (p %26lt; 0.05). conclusions: respiratory muscle stretching using the gpr method was efficient in promoting an increase in maximal respiratory pressures, thoracic expansion and abdominal mobility, suggesting that it could be used as a physiotherapy resource to develop respiratory muscle strength, thoracic expansion and abdominal mobility.