Original scientific paper
Effect of Physical Therapy on Respiratory Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Igor Grygus
; National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Rivne, Ukraine
Mykola Maistruk
; National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Rivne, Ukraine
Walery Zukow
orcid.org/0000-0002-7675-6117
; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is one of the most common forms of disease, which leads to high morbidity and
mortality of patients, causing significant economic losses. The aim – to examine the effectiveness of the impact of the
proposed method of physical therapy on respiratory function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Analyzing the average values of respiratory function of patients in both groups at baseline, it was determined that they
are lower than normal and did not significantly differ, indicating that poor functional capacity of the lungs and bronchial
patency. This confirms the poor functional health status of patients and requires appropriate treatment and rehabilitation.
The physical therapy of patients included several stages: assessment of the patient; learning patient; measures
for correction of body weight; physical drilling program; psychological support. For each patient with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease selected individual program of physical therapy, taking into account the physical features of lung
function parameters, specific physiological and psychopathological disorders caused by primary and / or related conditions.
Evaluation of physical capabilities of each patient was performed using conventional tests with load (tredmil test,
6-minute walk, etc.). As a result of the comparative analysis of survey data of 130 patients in the control (consisting of
those men (n = 32) and female (n = 30) sex) and basic (consisting of those men (n = 36) and female (n = 32) sex) groups
were identified following. The use of physical therapy resulted in increasing the functional capacity of patients expressed
increasing average values of indicators of lung function studied in the main group at the end of studies that demonstrate
its effectiveness.
Keywords
patients; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; physical therapy; respiratory function
Hrčak ID:
200347
URI
Publication date:
6.10.2017.
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