The immediate effect of individual manipulation techniques on pulmonary function measures in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Noll, Donald R; Johnson, Jane C; Baer, Robert W; Snider, Eric J

doi:10.1186/1750-4732-3-9

Table 3 Baseline and posttreatment percent predicted values for each technique

From: The immediate effect of individual manipulation techniques on pulmonary function measures in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Technique	Minimal-touch Control	TLP with Activation	TLP Without Activation	Rib Raising	Myofascial Release
FVC	82 ± 22	83 ± 23	84 ± 24	81 ± 22	82 ± 24
	82 ± 21	82 ± 21	83 ± 23	82 ± 22	81 ± 23
	P = 0.58	P = 0.37	P = 0.03	P = 0.65	P = 0.26
FEV₁	58 ± 25	58 ± 24	59 ± 25	56 ± 23	57 ± 25
	58 ± 24	58 ± 24	58 ± 24	57 ± 25	56 ± 24
	P = 0.83	P = 0.37	P = 0.04	P = 0.39	P = 0.04
FEF_25-75%	29 ± 18	28 ± 17	29 ± 18	26 ± 16	27 ± 17
	28 ± 18	29 ± 18	27 ± 17	27 ± 19	24 ± 16
	P = 0.31	P = 0.30	P = 0.006	P = 0.57	P = 0.009
FEF_max	70 ± 29	73 ± 28	72 ± 30	73 ± 30	71 ± 30
	68 ± 28	68 ± 27	68 ± 29	68 ± 29	67 ± 31
	P = 0.29	P = 0.002	P = 0.04	P = 0.006	P = 0.009
MVV	52 ± 23	53 ± 21	55 ± 24	52 ± 23	53 ± 24
	52 ± 24	51 ± 21	52 ± 24	49 ± 21	51 ± 23
	P = 0.75	P = 0.006	P = 0.02	P = 0.0006	P = 0.02
SVC	79 ± 20	81 ± 20	81 ± 23	77 ± 19	81 ± 22
	78 ± 22	78 ± 20	79 ± 22	78 ± 21	78 ± 21
	P = 0.41	P = 0.04	P = 0.07	P = 0.65	P = 0.01
IC	79 ± 23	76 ± 21	77 ± 24	74 ± 19	77 ± 23
	75 ± 21	78 ± 21	75 ± 21	76 ± 21	76 ± 21
	P = 0.01	P = 0.34	P = 0.34	P = 0.76	P = 0.22
ERV	80 ± 35	94 ± 37	97 ± 48	87 ± 40	93 ± 45
	88 ± 47	78 ± 34	92 ± 55	82 ± 40	87 ± 39
	P = 0.22	P < 0.0001	P = 0.22	P = 0.42	P = 0.22
TGV	130 ± 30	131 ± 31	134 ± 34	136 ± 34	134 ± 33
	127 ± 29	131 ± 31	132 ± 34	131 ± 34	134 ± 33
	P = 0.47	P = 0.62	P = 0.18	P = 0.21	P = 0.99
RV	150 ± 41	147 ± 38	151 ± 45	156 ± 54	152 ± 46
	143 ± 42	152 ± 44	149 ± 48	151 ± 48	155 ± 48
	P = 0.17	P = 0.04	P = 0.51	P = 0.59	P = 0.35
TLC	107 ± 16	106 ± 15	108 ± 17	108 ± 17	108 ± 16
	104 ± 15	107 ± 15	106 ± 18	106 ± 16	108 ± 17
	P = 0.048	P = 0.44	P = 0.16	P = 0.45	P = 0.36
Raw	246 ± 175	234 ± 170	205 ± 124	249 ± 192	275 ± 199
	243 ± 151	237 ± 157	248 ± 202	250 ± 167	247 ± 153
	P = 0.89	P = 0.81	P = 0.046	P = 0.28	P = 0.83

Results are reported as mean ± SD. Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to analyze for significant baseline to posttreatment within-technique changes. Measures with significant within-technique changes are highlighted.
FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV₁, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FEF_25-75%, average forced expiratory flow rate over the middle 50% of the FVC; FEF_max, maximum forced expiratory flow rate; MVV, maximal voluntary volume; SVC, slow vital capacity; IC, inspiratory capacity; ERV, expiratory reserve volume; TGV, total gas volume; RV, residual volume; TLC, total lung capacity; Raw, airway resistance.

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