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Article In Journal |
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Document Title |
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Effect of Respiratory Training on Ventilatory Functions for Diplegic Cerebral Palsied Children "أئر تدريبات التنفس علي الوظائف التنفسية للأطفال المصابين بالشلل المخي الرباعي" |
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Effect of Respiratory Training on Ventilatory Functions for Diplegic Cerebral Palsied Children |
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English |
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Abstract |
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of a breathing exercise program on ventilatory functions in diplegic cerebral palsied children. Forty diplegic cerebral palsied children from both sexes were included in the study, with age ranging from six to ten years old. They were selected from the Out-patient Clinic of Abu El-Reech Pediatric Hospital, Cairo University. They were divided randomly into two groups of equal number; study (A) and control (B), each included twenty patients. All patients received the traditional treatment program for 30 minutes, while patients belonging to the study group only received breathing exercise program for other thirty minutes in addition. Measurement of the ventilatory functions and chest expansion were done for all patients before and after the treatment program, which continued for twelve successive weeks, on three times per week basis. Before starting the treatment program, no significant difference was recorded between the two groups in any of the evaluated parameters. At the end of treatment, the results of the study group showed significant improvement in the percentage of VC, PEFR and MVV, with no significant difference in FEF25-75, when compared with the pre-treatment results. There was also significant improvement in all evaluated parameters when comparing the post-treatment results of both groups, in favor of the study group. These results signify the importance of adding breathing exercise program in treatment of such patients in order to improve their ventilatory functions. |
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1319-1004 |
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Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University |
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14 |
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4 |
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1425 AH
2004 AD |
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Article |
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Sunday, July 4, 2010 |
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Researchers
| خالد أحمد ممدوح | Mamdouh, Khaled Ahmed | Investigator | Doctorate | kh_mamdouh@live.com |
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