Effect of unsupported arm exercises on spirometry values and functional exercise tolerance of subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Introduction: Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) report greater limitations for activities. Ojectives: To investigate the effect of unsupported arm exercises on spirometry values (FVC, FEV1) and functional exercise tolerance (12 minute walk test) among subjects with COPD...

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Publicado en:International Medical Journal Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 113 - 117
Autores principales: Mohan V, Henry LJ, Roslizawati N, Das S, Kurup M, Gopinath B
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Publicado: Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation Jun2010
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          Mohan V
          Henry LJ
          Roslizawati N
          Das S
          Kurup M
          Gopinath B
        affil: Physiotherapy Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Mara Puncak Alam. Selangor, Malaysia
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          Arm
          Exercise
          Exercise Tolerance
          Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Physiopathology
          Spirometry
          Academic Medical Centers
          Adult
          Aged
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Descriptive Statistics
          Fisher's Exact Test
          Forced Expiratory Volume
          Human
          India
          Male
          Mann-Whitney U Test
          Outpatients
          Paired T-Tests
          Prevalence
          Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Epidemiology
          Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Mortality
          Scales
          Vital Capacity
          Walking
          Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Male
      ab: Introduction: Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) report greater limitations for activities. Ojectives: To investigate the effect of unsupported arm exercises on spirometry values (FVC, FEV1) and functional exercise tolerance (12 minute walk test) among subjects with COPD. Materials and inethods: Sixteen subjects were recruited based on identified inclusion and exclusion criterias and were divided into 2 groups (control group-9 patients & experimental group-7 patients). Baseline functional exercise tolerance and ventillatory parameters (FEV1, FVC) were recorded as outcome measures for all the subjects in both the groups using 12-min walk test and spirometry test. Both the groups received routine chest physiotherapy whereas the intervention group received upper limb exercises in addition along with the routine chest physiotherapy for 3 times a week for four weeks. The mean difference of FVC, FEV1 and functional exercise tolerance between the two groups were analysed using paired t- test and Wilcoxon Test. Results: There was significant difference between the pre and post FVC in the experimental group (p < 0.05, p = 0.017) while the FEV1 showed no changes in both the groups. The subjects had increased exercise tolerance as the analysis showed siginficant difference between the pre and post values in the experimental group with (p < 0.05, p = 0.009, t = 3.81, df = 6). Conclusions: Unsupported arm exercises given for COPD subjects improved functional exercise tolerance and FVC.
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