Manual Therapy in Patients With Asthma
Manual Therapy in Patients With Asthma
Physical therapists have traditionally included various forms of manual therapy among the
 therapeutic approaches to respiratory conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the
 effect of diaphragmatic stretching technique on pulmonary ventilation, rig bage excursion and
 spirometric values in patients diagnosed with asthma.
Asthma is a chronic lung disease involving an inflammation and a narrowing of the airways.
 Asthma causes wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing.

 A variety of manual therapies are commonly used to treat patients with asthma. There is a
 need to conduct studies in order to examine the effects of manual therapies on clinically
 relevant outcomes. Techniques aim to increase movement in the rib cage and the spine to try
 and improve the working of the lungs and circulation.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Age ranging between 18 and 45 years.

 -  Diagnosis of asthma.

 -  No exacerbations during last month.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  History of spine surgery.

 -  Diabetes, neurological or a cardiovascular disease.

 -  Spine deformities and use of orthopedic devices.