Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, refers to a group of diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing-related problems.Shortness of breath known medically as dyspnea is often described as an intense tightening in the chest, air hunger, difficulty breathing, breathlessness or a feeling of suffocation. The FEV1/FVC ratio is the amount of air exhaled in the first second divided by all of the air exhaled during a maximal exhalation.. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspeci
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: group-A= Rib cage mobilization was applied in group A for 3 weeks at 5 days per week in three different positions, in sitting, side lying for ribs 10th to 2nd, and
Sponsors
Riphah International University Lahore, Pakistan
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 40 to 70 years, at least history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from 1 year Altered dyspnea index DecreaseFEV1/FVC
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Patient in any life-threatening condition. Patients with comorbidities Grade IV COPD patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of dyspnea. Timepoint: Before treatment and after treatment (3rd week). Method of measurement: dyspnea index.;FEV1/FVC ratio. Timepoint: Before treatment and after treatment (3rd week). Method of measurement: spirometer. | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Public ContactHusna Haider
Riphah International University Lahore, Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed