Effect of Selected Types of Breathing Exercises on Different Outcome Measures in Covid-19 Patients
COVID-19
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for COVID-19
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria: Their age ranged from 40 to 50years old. with confirmed COVID-19 by positive nasopharyngeal swab samples and presence of ground-glass opacification in their chest computed tomography scan (CT-scan). Moderate hospitalized covid-19 patient. full consciousness and oriented. BMI 20-25 kg/m2. Exclusion criteria: presence of any type of musculoskeletal disorder prohibits the patient from participating in the study history of chronic diseases as (diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases) Any type of obvious clinically mental or cognitive impairment. History of previous other respiratory disease.
Sites / Locations
- Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Bhastrika pranayama
Buteyko breathing exercise
done in sitting posture and the following instructions: The back must be kept straight and shoulder muscles should be kept relaxed, patient was asked to close the right nostril with right thumb and to bring right elbow to the level of right shoulder. To close the eyes, inhale and exhale through left nostril-first slowly, then a little faster, The subject was asked to do the above steps about 20-25 times, (Then the subject was asked to take a long breath in and retain it for as long as possible, This is one cycle of Bhastrika pranayama. The subject has to repeat this cycle by closing left nostril and breathing through right nostril.
Step 1 beginning control pause (CP) the patient inhales and then exhales through the nose and then holds their breath until the point they feel either the first clear and distinct desire to breath or involuntary movement or jerk coming from diaphragm.Step 2 three to five minutes of relaxed reduced-volume breathing or slow breathing the patient gradually reduced their breathing until they feel a light lack of air. they sustain these while staying relaxed. Step 3 maximum pause (MP) the maximum pause begins with gentel inhalation and exhalation. Then the breath is held as long as possible but not to the point of severe discomfort. Step 2 and step 3 are then repeated up to 5 times. Final control pause: same as step 1.