Improving Asthma Patients' Peak Expiratory Flow Rate and Reducing Dyspnoea through Inspiratory Muscle Training

Author: Baskaran A., Sam Thamburaj. A., Prabhakaradoss D., Mallika. S., Muralisankar. K.S.I. and Mathan Kumar S.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate whether or not training for the muscles that control breathing during inspiration may lessen symptoms of dyspnea and increase the peak expiratory flow rate in asthma patients. Using a straightforward random sample strategy, twenty individuals with acute asthma ranging in age from 35 to 55 were chosen for the study. The 20 individuals who went to the physiotherapy department at Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Medical College and Hospital in Salem had their pre-test measurements of dyspnoea and peak expiratory flow rate taken using a modified borg scale and a peak flow metre. These measurements were taken before the patients were given the test. Following the pre-test evaluation, the subjects underwent inspiratory muscle training for a period of eight weeks. At the conclusion of the eighth week, a post-test measurement of dyspnoea and peak expiratory flow rate was performed on the group utilising a modified borg scale and a peak flow metre in a manner that was analogous to the manner in which the pre-test measurement was carried out. According to the findings of the research, individuals with asthma had less dyspnea and an increase in their peak expiratory flow rate after engaging in inspiratory muscle exercise. This study faces challenges in participant selection, recruitment, sample size, and adherence to inspiratory muscle training protocol, requiring larger sample size, long follow-up periods, and control group intervention.

Keywords

Asthma, Inspiratory muscle training, Dyspnoea, Peak expiratory flow rate

Conclusion

The integration of inspiratory muscle training as a supplemental strategy for the therapy of asthma is supported by these results, which have substantial ramifications as a result. This sort of exercise has the potential to improve respiratory function and contribute to a better quality of life for asthma sufferers since it targets particular muscles that are involved in the inspiration process.

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How to cite this article

Baskaran A., Sam Thamburaj. A., Prabhakaradoss D., Mallika. S., Muralisankar. K.S.I. and Mathan Kumar S. (2023). Improving Asthma Patients' Peak Expiratory Flow Rate and Reducing Dyspnoea through Inspiratory Muscle Training. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(5): 1382-1384.