The effects of pursed lip breathing combined with diaphragmatic breathing on pulmonary function and exercise capacity in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: The intervention of PLB combined with DB effectively promotes pulmonary function and exercise capacity in patients with COPD. The combined application of PLB and DB is an easy and low-cost physical therapy intervention, which should be promoted as a daily essential practice of COPD. PMID: 32808571 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32808571?dopt=Abstract

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - August 17, 2020 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Yang Y, Wei L, Wang S, Ke L, Zhao H, Mao J, Li J, Mao Z Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research