Effect of selective manual therapy techniques in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized control trial.

Objective: To investigate the effect of selective manual therapy (MT) techniques on chest expansion, pulmonary function (forced vital capacity [FVC], forced expiratory volume in 1 s [FEV1], and FEV1/FVC ratio), craniovertebral angle (CVA), kyphosis angle, functional capacity, and dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methods: A parallel double-blinded randomized controlled trial involved 52 male subjects with a mean age of 56.23 ± 3.

A randomized comparative study between high-intensity laser vs low-intensity pulsed ultrasound both combined with exercises for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Objective: To compare the effects of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) plus exercise therapy (ET) vs low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) plus ET in knee osteoarthritis (KOA).

Methods: A single blinded randomized controlled trial in an outpatient setting. There were 60 participants with grades II and III KOA based on the radiological findings in Kellgren and Lawrence grading scale.