Volume : 7, Issue : 4, April - 2018

Effect of mulligan‘s mobilization with movement on thoracic expansion in COPD Patients

Viraj Dighe, Dr. Poonam Patil

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Adobe Fan Heiti Std B&quot;">Background- The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of mulligan&rsquo;s mobilization with movement on thoracic expansion as an adjunct to conventional treatment in COPD patients.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Adobe Fan Heiti Std B&quot;">Method: 30 Subjects of COPD were included in this study. Following<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>the data collection.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Pre treatment assessment was done using incentive spirometer and inch tape measurement of chest expansion. The treatment procedure of Mulligan&rsquo;s mobilization with movement was performed. Post treatment assessment was done respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Chest expansion measures of Axillary level, Nipple level and xiphisternal level and spirometry<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>these outcome measures were analysed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Result:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>The subjects were given equal treatment without dividing with the groups. Mulligan&rsquo;s mobilization with movement was given as an intervention to the subjects for 3 days in a week and post intervention assessment was taken. The statistical analysis was done by using in stat by paired t-test using pre and post interventional data and the results were compared. While on comparing pre post interventional values, the result between the pre and post using unpaired t-test revealed that there was statistically significant in pre and post interventional values.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Conclusion:From the above conducted study it concluded that a subject with mulligan&rsquo;s mobilization with movement on COPD patients has significant improvement clinically and statistically which improved chest expansion and spirometry score.So the study accepts the alternate hypothesis<o:p></o:p></span></p>