Acute clinical benefits of chest wall-stretching exercise on expired tidal volume, dyspnea and chest expansion in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A single case study

Chest physiotherapy with early mobilization may improve extubation outcome in critically ill patients in the intensive care units

“…In addition to traditional airway clearance techniques, the additions of early mobilization and lung volume expansion exercises may contribute to the reduction in patient's RSBI in this study. A case study has reported that chest wall mobilization performed on an intubated patient with respiratory failure can improve patient tidal volume, reduce dyspnea, and increase lung expansion . The lower RSBI observed in the study might due to lower breathing work or more optimal breathing mechanisms after comprehensive CPT interventions.…”

Age-Related Decline in Chest Wall Mobility: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Community-Dwelling Elderly Women

“…It was thought that axillary excursion was more profoundly affected by changes in chest wall compliance than tenth rib excursion because the tenth rib does not have a sternal articulation and the anterior portion of the tenth rib is covered by abdominal muscles. 24 patients with ankylosing spondylitis, 25 and healthy patients 26 have shown a positive effect on chest wall mobility. We believe that these noninvasive interventions could become important in the prevention and management of age-related decline in chest wall mobility.…”

Application of a Single-Case Research Design to Present the Effectiveness of Rehabilitation in the Clinic

“…In order to demonstrate a single-case research study, the clinical details or characteristics of a subject must be presented as in previous study; such as illness history, medical diagnosis, laboratory results, and prior medical treatments during 7 days of pre-treatment, during treatment and/or posttreatment with an ABA study design. It is important that the condition of a patient, its stability or constancy, is reported for at least 7 days in COPD patients [12]. Their arterial blood gas (ABG), complete blood count (CBC), blood chemistry, liver function test, chest X-ray, and sputum culture also are reported.…”

“…The components of a single-case research design are composed of a series of interventions and frequency of assessment in multiple phases and various conditions. For instance, the effectiveness of a 7-day chest wall-stretching exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with 7 days in the baseline phase [12]. The same applies to 7-day pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic scleroderma [13].…”