An experiment into the effects of soft tissue massage and stretch on Forced Vital Capacity in asthmatic and non-asthmatic students.
Item
- Title
- An experiment into the effects of soft tissue massage and stretch on Forced Vital Capacity in asthmatic and non-asthmatic students.
- Title
- An experiment into the effects of soft tissue massage and stretch on Forced Vital Capacity in asthmatic and non-asthmatic students.
- Author(s)
- Thilagarajan Usha
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the effects of soft tissue massage on the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscles and stretch to the pectoralis major muscles on Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) in people with asthma. Subjects: A purposive sample of 20 non-asthmatic students and 17 asthmatic students studying at the British School of Osteopathy. Method: An experimental with an intervention group of 17 BSO students with asthma and a control group of 20 non-asthmatic students was measured for each subject before and after intervention using a spirometer. Treatment for each group involved two minutes of soft tissue massage to the SCM on each side and one minute of pectoralis major stretch on each side, performed by a qualified osteopath. Results: Paired t tests showed significant differences in pre and post test FVC scores within each group (p0.05). Conclusion: Soft tissue massage to the SCM and pectoralis major stretch improved the Forced Vital Capacity in both asthmatic and non-asthmatic students.
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the effects of soft tissue massage on the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscles and stretch to the pectoralis major muscles on Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) in people with asthma. Subjects: A purposive sample of 20 non-asthmatic students and 17 asthmatic students studying at the British School of Osteopathy. Method: An experimental with an intervention group of 17 BSO students with asthma and a control group of 20 non-asthmatic students was measured for each subject before and after intervention using a spirometer. Treatment for each group involved two minutes of soft tissue massage to the SCM on each side and one minute of pectoralis major stretch on each side, performed by a qualified osteopath. Results: Paired t tests showed significant differences in pre and post test FVC scores within each group (p0.05). Conclusion: Soft tissue massage to the SCM and pectoralis major stretch improved the Forced Vital Capacity in both asthmatic and non-asthmatic students.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 3.2.2012 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 15110
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Forced vital capacity (FVC), lung function, sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM), pectoralis major muscle, soft tissue massage, stretches, British School of Osteopathy (BSO)
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Thilagarajan Usha, “An experiment into the effects of soft tissue massage and stretch on Forced Vital Capacity in asthmatic and non-asthmatic students.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1730