Publications by authors named "Jyoti Ganai"
Effect of Passive Stretching of Respiratory Muscles on Chest Expansion and 6-Minute Walk Distance in COPD Patients.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2020
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hyperinflation of the lungs leads to a remodeling of the inspiratory muscles that causes postural deformities and more labored breathing. Postural changes include elevated, protracted, or abducted scapulae with medially rotated humerus, and kyphosis that leads to further tightening of respiratory muscles.
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- Obesity, particularly visceral fat, is linked to hypertension and higher cardiovascular risk, with studies suggesting two-thirds of hypertension cases are due to obesity.
- The research aimed to determine if obesity affects cardiac autonomic function in hypertensive individuals by comparing two groups: non-obese and obese hypertensive patients.
- The study found no significant differences in cardiac autonomic function tests between obese and non-obese hypertensive subjects, indicating obesity may not further impair autonomic responses.