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Home-Based Prescribed Pulmonary Exercise in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published on: August 24, 2019
Expiratory Muscle Strength Treatment for Refractory Chronic Cough: A Short-term Single Exercise Program
Kassandra Quibin1, Brianna K Crawley2, Rim Saab3
1Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.
Objectives:
Patients with chronic cough are some of the most challenging to treat. This preliminary study is the first to examine the effects of a single exercise muscle strength training program to reduce cough severity in patients who failed other treatments.
Methods:
A total of 19 females were included in this study, ranging from age 24 to 80. The maximum phonation time (MPT), laryngeal airway resistance (LAR), maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP), Voice Handicap Index-10, (VHI-10) and the Cough Severity Index (CSI) values were obtained pre- and post-treatment. ANOVA two-factor without replication was used to compare values pre- and post-treatment.
Results:
MIP (Mean of 62.00 to a mean of 78.53) and MEP (Mean of 90.00 to a mean of 112.16) showed significant increase post-treatment. In addition, LAR (Mean of 73.30 to a mean of 60.67) and CSI (Mean of 19.37 to a mean of 15.00) significantly decreased post-treatment. General changes in pre- and post-treatment values were identified with MPT (Mean of 14.89 to a mean of 16.17) and VHI-10 (Mean of 8.00 to a mean of 6.76). A follow-up questionnaire indicated that the majority of patients felt their cough was better after 4 weeks.
Conclusions:
Muscle strength training provides a tool to aid in the control of cough for patients who are refractory to medical and other behavioral treatments. Improvement in cough may be associated with a reduction in subglottic pressure and increased air flow resulting in lower laryngeal airway resistance.
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