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Immediate effects of respiratory muscle stretching on chest wall kinematics and electromyography in COPD patients.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol
August 2017
Department of Physical Therapy, Federal of Pernambuco University, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Electronic address:
This study evaluated the immediate effects of respiratory muscle stretching on chest wall kinematics and electromyographic activity in COPD patients. 28 patients with COPD were randomized into two groups: 14 to the treatment group (TG) and 14 to the control group (CG). The TG underwent a stretching protocol of the rib cage muscles, while the CG remained at rest under similar conditions.
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