Table 1 Game-based respiratory muscle training
Contents | Explanation | Expected effect | |
|---|---|---|---|
Breath goal-in | An exercise where the participant needs to blow on a mini-ball and score a goal by avoiding moving obstacles. The game can be played alone or with up to four players | Inspiration (volume, strength, and peak) and expiration (volume and peak) | |
Breathing billiard | A mini-pool table was created by reducing the area of original-sized pool tables. The aim of this exercise was to push balls of different weights by breathing. This game can be performed alone or with up to four people | Inspiration (volume), expiration (peak), and neck movement | |
Multi-play ball | Lift ball competition | The goal of this exercise was to lift the ball by breathing into a cylinder. After the start signal, the distance from the bottom of the cylinder to the bottom part of the ball was measured using a ruler attached to the acrylic cylinder body | Inspiration (volume) and expiration (volume, strength, and peak) |
Ball reciprocating count battle | This exercise measured the number of times that the sound sensor was touched by the ball for 7Â s using a cylinder with a sound sensor attached | Inspiration (volume and strength) and expiration (volume, strength, and peak) | |
Holding the ball | This exercise measured the number of times that the sound sensor was touched by the ball for 7Â s using a cylinder with a sound sensor attached | Inspiration (volume) and expiration (volume and strength) | |
Breathing tug-of-war | A two-player exercise where players need to breathe and move the ball toward their side for 3Â s | Inspiration (volume, strength, and peak) and expiration (volume, strength, and peak) | |
Breathing marble | A board-game-like breathing exercise where missions need to be completed | Inspiration (volume) and expiration (volume and peak) | |
Breathing curling | A modified version of curling where the stone is blown toward the target board | Inspiration (volume) and expiration (volume, strength, and peak) | |
Boroling | A game that combines curling and bocci and is a sport for those with severe disabilities | Inspiration (volume), expiration (volume and strength), and neck movement | |
Blowgun dart | A game where blowgun bullets with suction plates are blown using the blowgun to hit a target with a suction plate | Inspiration (volume), expiration (peak), and neck movement | |