Effectiveness of Upper limb versus Lower limb Exercise training on Pulmonary functions in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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KARTHICK V , MARCELIN ANCY R

Keywords: Upper limb exercise training, Lower limb exercise training, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, forced vital capacity, Forced expiratory volume in one second, Maximum voluntary ventilation, and pulmonary functions

ABSTRACT Background & Objective:The upper extremities play an important role in many activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and gardening. Patients with COPD frequently experience is marked with dyspnea and fatigue when performing these simple tasks. The effects of lower extremity exercise have been well documented in pulmonary rehabilitation. Exercise training has generally emphasized lower-extremity exercise. In our busy lifestyle, we should make it important to study which kind of exercise training is more beneficial to improving pulmonary function. So, this study has compared the effectiveness of upper extremity versus lower extremity exercise training on pulmonary function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Methods:An experimental design involving the comparative analysis of pre and post-test parameters between two groups treated Group A - with Upper extremity exercise training protocol and Group B - with Lower extremity exercise training protocol. Outcome measurement scales such as pulmonary function- FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, and MVV have been used pre-intervention and post-intervention after six weeks. Results:The result of this study is a statistically significant improvement in pulmonary functions within Group A and Group B and there is no statistically significant difference in improvement in the means value of FEV1/FVC and MVV between Group A and Group B. Conclusion: This study concluded that Upper limb exercise training protocol and Lower limb exercise training protocol have an effect on improving pulmonary functions such as FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, and MVV in subjects with COPD. However, the improvement exists in FEV1/FVC and MVV between Groups after UEET and LEET in patients that have similar effects of mild to moderate COPD.

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KARTHICK V & MARCELIN ANCY R (March-2023). Effectiveness of Upper limb versus Lower limb Exercise training on Pulmonary functions in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(3), d685-d697. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2303390.pdf

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