[The rehabilitative treatment of the patients presenting with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease including the application of the manual handling methods].

Aim: The objective of the present study was to identify the peculiar features and advantages of different methods for the mechanical impact on the thoracic tissues of the patients presenting with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to develop specific indications for their clinical applications.

Material And Methods: This randomized prospective comparative study included 137 patients with COPD. In accordance with the currently accepted classification (GOLD, 2013), all the patients had COPD of medium severity.