Effectiveness of Postural Drainage and Forced Expiratory Technique Along with Segmental Relaxation Technique on Airway Clearance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

Abstract

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the major leading cause of death. In COPD,mostly death occurred due to inappropriate airway clearance. So if these condition left untreated then thisinflammation leads to repeated cycles of injury and repair of the airway wall. Few studies have shown theeffect of postural drainage and forced expiratory technique on COPD patients for airway clearance. Inthis study postural drainage and forced expiratory technique along with segmental relaxation from LauraMitchell Relaxation Technique use for mucus clearance as soon as possible in COPD patientsAim: To study the effect of segmental relaxation followed by postural drainage and forced expiratorytechnique on airway clearance in COPD patients.Material and Method: In this pre-post intervention study 28 individuals with COPD were included. Theywere randomly divided into 2 groups with 14 individuals in each group. Group A were treated with segmentalrelaxation from Laura Mitchell Relaxation Technique along with postural drainage and forced expiratorytechnique and Group B were treated with postural drainage and forced expiratory technique. After pre-postassessment, data was analysed with the help of appropriate statistical methods.Conclusion: In that postural drainage and forced expiratory technique has less effect than these techniquesthat is postural drainage and forced expiratory technique along with segmental relaxation from LauraMitchell Relaxation Technique in COPD patients.