The immediate effect of soft tissue manual therapy intervention on lung function in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), accessory respiratory muscles are recruited as a compensatory adaptation to changes in respiratory mechanics. This results in shortening and overactivation of these and other muscles. Manual therapy is increasingly being investigated as a way to alleviate these changes. The aim of this study was to measure the immediate effect on lung function of a soft tissue manual therapy protocol (STMTP) designed to address changes in the accessory respiratory muscles and their associated structures in patients with severe COPD.

Methods

Twelve medically stable patients (n=12) with an existing diagnosis of severe COPD (ten: GOLD Stage III and two: GOLD Stage IV) were included. Residual volume, inspiratory capacity a

SUBMITTER: Cruz-Montecinos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5327901 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature