A Pilot Trial to Evaluate the effects of Respiratory Muscle Stretch Gymnastics and Global Postural Re-education in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mathur Surbhi1, Bhasin Pinki2 1Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Education & Health Sciences, Meerut 2Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, Srinivas College of Physiotherapy, Karnataka Corresponding author: Surbhi Mathur (PT), Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Education and Health Sciences, Gangotri, Colony, Roorkee Road, Meerut, Contact No.: 09557404672, Email: surbhi_mathur2207@yahoo.com
Online published on 15 January, 2013. Abstract Objective To compare the effects of Respiratory Muscle Stretch Gymnastics and Global Postural Reeducation on quality of life in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Methods For this pilot study 28 patients, both males and females were randomly divided into two groups of 14 each, as RMSG group and GPR group. The RMSG group (n=14) performed five patterns of active stretching technique while patients in the GPR group (n=14) received stretching technique in ‘open-arm, open hip joint angle’ position. The technique was performed for 3 weeks as daily sessions. The quality of life was assessed by using clinical COPD questionnaire, prior to and after the intervention period. Results The quality of life scores for both groups showed no statistical significant differences after a rehabilitation period of 3 weeks Conclusion The study suggests that the active stretching program (RMSG) as well as passive stretching program (GPR) were equally effective in improving quality of life after 3 weeks of rehabilitation in patients with COPD. Top Keywords COPD, RMSG, GPR, CLINICAL COPD QUESTIONNAIRE. Top |