None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The rib cage, spine and muscles of the chest wall play an important role in breathing. Pulmonary rehabilitation exercise programs have been shown to improve pulmonary function and quality of life in people suffering from emphysema and/or chronic bronchitis. This trial tests a new treatment aimed at improving the outcomes of an existing pulmonary rehabilitation exercise program. Massage and joint mobilisation will be applied to the joints and muscles of the chest wall in people undertaking a standardised pulmonary rehabilitation exercise program in an attempt to increase the improvement in lung function normally associated with such programs.
Interventions
Intervention: massage (15 minutes), spinal manipulation (5 minutes) at 2 x week for 8 weeks
Sponsors
Roger Engel
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Factorial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Referral to the Sutherland heart & lung health team (SHALT) pulmonary rehabilitation exercise program at Sutherland Hospital; non-smoking for 12 months.
Exclusion criteria
Non-ambulatory; bone density readings of a T score <-2.5 and/or a Z score < -1; the presence of any contra-indication to spinal manipulation of the thoracic spine and/or posterior rib articulations.
Outcome results
None listed