Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 243-248
Effectiveness of Manually Assisted Cough Technique on Peak Cough Flow in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Kinjal Parmar1, Sambhaji B. Gunjal2
1Physiotherapy Intern Student, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam College of Physiotherapy, Pravara Institute of medical Sciences, DU Loni, Maharashtra
2Assistant Professor & PhD Scholar, Dept of Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, DU Loni, Maharashtra
Corresponding Author: Kinjal Parmar
ABSTRACT
Background: In patients with ‘Spinal Cord Injury’ there is weakness in the respiratory and abdominal muscles which results in difficulty in clearing the secretions from chest. Chronic accumulation of Secretions in the lungs, which is seen in patients with higher level injury, increases the possibility of respiratory complications such as pneumonia, atelectasis, and respiratory failure. Manually cough assisted technique is used to improve patients cough strength of clearance of secretions.
Objective: To assess the effect of Manually Assisted Cough Technique on peak cough flow in spinal cord injury patients
Methodology: The study design was Pretest-Posttest experimental study which consist of 10 participants with spinal cord injury were selected by convenient sampling. Manually cough assisted techniques was given for 4 weeks.
Outcome Measure: Peak Cough Flow
Result: Pre-and post-intervention peak cough flow was 214 ± 58.72 L/min and 270 ± 62 L/min. The mean difference of pre and post intervention peak cough flow was 56.00 L/min. Paired t test was used to compare the pre intervention and post intervention peak cough flow values which showed statistically extremely significant difference (<0.0001)in peak cough flow values after four weeks of manually assisted cough techniques
Conclusion: The study concluded that Manually Assisted Cough Technique improves peak cough flow in spinal cord injury patients
Keywords: Spinal Cord Injury, Peak Cough Flow, Manually Assisted Cough Technique.
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