The Effects of Manual Therapy and Inspiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Parameters in Young Adults with Postural Problems: A Randomized Trial

Authors : Şeyda YILDIZ, Leyla ATAŞ BALCI, Seçil ÖZKURT

Pages : 160-166

Doi:10.53811/ijtcmr.1185377

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Publication Date : 2022-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: It was aimed to compare the effects of manual therapy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MT); and Inspiratory Muscle Training insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IMT); on respiratory functions and postural problems of young adults in this study. Material-Method: Thirty-five volunteers were randomly allocated into IMT and MT groups. All participants received twenty minutes of IMT twice a week for four weeks. Eight sessions of manual therapy were applied to the MT group in addition to IMT. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FEV1);, Forced Vital Capacity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FVC);, FEV1/FVC ratio, Peak Expiratory Flow insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PEF);, forward head posture insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FHP);, and thoracic hyperkyphosis were evaluated before and after the treatments. Results: Although there were significant improvements in the FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC ratio, and PEF scores of the MT group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p 0.05);. The comparisons of post-treatment scores of the FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC ratio, and PEF between the groups revealed greater improvements in the MT group than IMT group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p 0.05);. Conclusion: We observed in our study that IMT and MT might be effective in correcting FHP and thoracic hyperkyphosis in young adults. It was recommended to add MT to IMT for the young adults with thoracic hyperkyphosis and FHP, due to greater improvements shown in the respiratory functions in our study.
Keywords : Inspiration, Kyphosis, Manual Therapy, Posture, Respiratory Muscles

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