The effects on lung function of the cold double compress
Item
- Title
- The effects on lung function of the cold double compress
- Author(s)
- Howell Jenny
- Abstract
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Hydrotherapy is frequently prescribed to patients at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine. Cold packs or alternate hot and cold packs to decrease inflammation and/or to increase blood circulation are most often used. There are other methods of hydrotherapy but very little scientific study of their effects, if any. This study tested the effect on lung function of a cold double compress.
Methodology
20 asymptomatic male subjects between 18 and 40 years were enrolled on the study. Subjects were wrapped in a cold wet sheet (120C) around their chest and upper back covering levels T1-5. They were then wrapped in a dry sheet and then a blanket and requested to lie on a plinth for 25 minutes. Before and after the treatment began the subject was requested to inhale as deeply as possible and then exhale forcefully into the spirometer. The FVC, FEV1, PEF and FER were measured. Measurements of blood pressure, heart rate and skin temperature were taken before the treatment began and every 5 minutes once the compress was in place until the end of the treatment.
Results
The FVC decreased significantly with a P value= 0.01. There was no significant change in FEV1 with P value =0.37, PEF with P value = 0.71 or FER with P value = 0.3. The Diastolic Blood Pressure increased insignificantly with P value= 0.3 and then decreased. The Systolic Blood Pressure increased insignificantly with P value= 0.08 and then decreased. The Heart Rate decreased insignificantly with P value of 0.1. There were significant changes in the skin temperature where P value of <0.0001. There were significant differences in skin temperature during the control intervention with P value of <0.001. There were significant differences in Systolic Blood Pressure in the control intervention with P values of P<0.01. The cold double compress had a warming effect on the body after the initial cooling effect but did not cause an observable bronchodilation of the airways sustained until the treatment was over. Further work, to test out the different methods of hydrotherapeutic treatment are needed. - presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 0
- Date Submitted
- 1.1.1970 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13672
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Howell Jenny, “The effects on lung function of the cold double compress”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 24, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1085