A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS IN FREESTYLE WRESTLERS AND AGE MATCHED SEDENTARY INDIVIDUALS

Dr. Deepa H S

Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2018

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS IN FREESTYLE WRESTLERS AND AGE MATCHED SEDENTARY INDIVIDUALS

Dr. Deepa H S

Abstract :

Objective of the current study was to determine the differences in Pulmonary function tests in Freestyle wrestlers and sedentary individuals.

Materials and Methods:

Study included 40 male Freestyle wrestlers and 40 male sedentary individuals who are not interested in any sport anches actively. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume in 1^st second (FEV1), FEV1 % and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) are the Lung function parameters considered in this study and recorded using HELIOS 401 MEDSPIROR.

Results:

The arithmetic mean and standard deviations of the data were obtained for statistical evaluation. Results were analysed statistically using unpaired �t� test. Male wrestlers showed statistically significant higher values of FEV1 4.09 � 0.109, FVC of 4.96 � 0.45, PEFR of 4.570 � 0.119 and FEV1 % of 82.48 � 0.602 when compared to sedentary group.

Conclusion: In Freestyle wrestlers higher values of Lung function tests were obtained when compared to sedentary individuals suggest that regular exercise has a significant role in improving lung functions.