Ichiba Tomomi, Okuda Kuniharu, Miyagawa Tetsuo, Kataoka Masataka, Yahagi Kousuke
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyorin University, 5-4-1 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, 181-8612, Japan.
Graduate School of Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Osaka Prefecture University, 3-7-30 Habikino, Habikino-shi, Osaka, 583-8555, Japan.
Heliyon. 2020 Mar 18;6(3):e03581. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03581. eCollection 2020 Mar.
Boccia players have severe quadriplegia; nonetheless, detailed aspects of the physical function of individual players have not been evaluated.
This study aimed to detetmine the relationship between pulmonary function, pitching distance, and psychological competitive ability of Japanese boccia players.
Participants were athletes from the Japan Boccia Association (10 males, 3 females; average age, 32.9 ± 12.0 years) who could independently perform pitching motions. We measured pulmonary function, respiratory muscle force, and diaphragm movement using ultrasonography, pitching distance, and psychological competitive ability.
In all participants, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle force, and diaphragm displacement were low, whereas respiratory function was very low compared to the normal range (i.e., the value calculated from the subjects' height, weight, and age). However, boccia players with high level of competitive ability performed well.
The results raise the question as to whether focusing on the development of boccia players' competitive ability and physical function will improve their overall performance. This question warrants future investigation.
地滚球运动员患有严重的四肢瘫痪；尽管如此，尚未对个别运动员身体功能的详细方面进行评估。
本研究旨在确定日本地滚球运动员的肺功能、投球距离和心理竞争能力之间的关系。
参与者是来自日本地滚球协会的运动员（10名男性，3名女性；平均年龄32.9±12.0岁），他们能够独立进行投球动作。我们使用超声测量肺功能、呼吸肌力和膈肌运动、投球距离以及心理竞争能力。
在所有参与者中，肺功能、呼吸肌力和膈肌位移均较低，而呼吸功能与正常范围（即根据受试者身高、体重和年龄计算的值）相比非常低。然而，具有高水平竞争能力的地滚球运动员表现良好。
结果引发了一个问题，即专注于地滚球运动员竞争能力和身体功能的发展是否会提高他们的整体表现。这个问题值得未来进行研究。
