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Journal of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience | Volume: 03
8th International Conference on
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS,
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND STROKE
&
International Conference on
NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
December 04-05, Dubai, UAE
Joint event on J Neurol Clin Neurosci, Volume: 03
Static Apnoea in people with physical impairments
Ana Golez
Celje General and Teaching Hospital, Slovenia
Statement of the Problem: People with disabilities try to
stay independent in daily life activities. They also try to
participate in sport activities, to feel free, independent,
satisfied and happy.
In PubMed there are no articles about static apnoea in
disabled people. Some articles exist on self-contained
underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) diving in people
with disabilities. In the publishes articles it is written, that
scuba diving participants felt less anxiety, depression,
reported better quality of sleep and improved social
functioning (1-5). The purpose of this study is to describe
the first static apnoea diving in disabled people.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation : On the 28th April
2019 tetra- and paraplegics from five countries competed
in freediving under supervision of physician, lifeguard
and professional divers. In the beginning participants
were prepared for breathless diving and participated in
3-minute deep relaxation. At first, they tried freediving and
later duration of breathless dive was measured.
Findings: The longest dive lasted 4 minutes and 48
seconds. There were no complications and in the end of
competition all competitors felt very well. There was also
no samba phenomenon.
No article on apnoea or freediving in people with disabilities
exist. In articles about scuba diving at disabled persons so far
only positive consequences are reported (1-5). The current
World record in free dive for men is more than 10 minutes
and almost 6 minutes for women. Apnoea and scuba diving
in para- and especially tetraplegics or tetra paretic people
must be done with an appropriate equipment and under
strict supervision of a professional diver, lifeguard and
physician to prevent complications (1-6).
Conclusion & Significance: All divers felt very well after
apnoea diving and there were so complications. In the
future further research should be done on apnoea diving
in people with physical impairments.
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