Short-term effect of osteopathic manual techniques (OMT) on respiratory function in healthy individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory system diseases are some of the most common pathologies worldwide. Although osteopathic manual therapy (OMT) is used predominantly to treat other pathologies, certain OMT techniques have been shown to improve patients' respiratory function.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess the influence of osteopathic techniques on breathing.

Methods

Tests were performed with the use of a spirometer and the results were expressed as Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1), and Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF). Thirty healthy males and females between the age of 18 and 50 took part in the research. Fifteen individuals were randomly assigned to the experimental group and fifteen persons were assigned to the placebo group. T

SUBMITTER: Stepnik J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7326176 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature