Pulmonary and respiratory muscle function in response to marathon and ultra-marathon running: a review.

TILLER, Nicholas (2019). Pulmonary and respiratory muscle function in response to marathon and ultra-marathon running: a review. Sports Medicine.

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Abstract

The physiological demands of marathon and ultra-marathon running are substantial, affecting multiple body systems. There have been several reviews on the physiological contraindications of participation; nevertheless, the respiratory implications have received relatively little attention. This paper provides an up-to-date review of the literature pertaining to acute pulmonary and respiratory muscle responses to marathon and ultra-marathon running. Pulmonary function was most commonly assessed using spirometry, with infrequent use of techniques including single-breath rebreathe and whole-body plethysmography. All studies observed statistically significant post-race reductions in one-or-more metrics of pulmonary function, with or without evidence of airway obstruction. Nevertheless, an independent analysis revealed that post-race values rarely fell below the lower-limit of normal and are unlikely, therefore, to be clinically significant. This highlights the virtue of healthy baseline parameters prior to competition and, although speculative, there may be more potent clinical manifestations in individuals with below-average baseline function, or those with pre-existing respiratory disorders (e.g., asthma). Respiratory muscle fatigue was most commonly assessed indirectly using maximal static mouth-pressure manoeuvres, and respiratory muscle endurance via maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV12). Objective nerve-stimulation data from one study, and others documenting the time-course of recovery, implicate peripheral neuromuscular factors as the mechanism underpinning such fatigue. Evidence of respiratory muscle fatigue was more prevalent following marathon compared to ultra-marathon, and might be a factor of work rate, and thus exercise ventilation, which is tempered during longer races. Potential implications of respiratory muscle fatigue on health and marathon/ultra-marathon performance have been discussed, and include a diminished postural stability that may increase the risk of injury when running on challenging terrain, and possible respiratory muscle fatigue-induced effects on locomotor limb blood flow. This review provides novel insights that might influence marathon/ultra-marathon preparation strategies, as well as inform medical best-practice of personnel supporting such events.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Correction to: Pulmonary and Respiratory Muscle Function in Response to Marathon and Ultra-Marathon Running: A Review https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-019-01140-7
Uncontrolled Keywords: 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences; 0913 Mechanical Engineering; 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy; Sport Sciences
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01105-w
SWORD Depositor: Symplectic Elements
Depositing User: Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited: 14 May 2019 10:39
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 01:20
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24576

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