Biofeedback Flutter Device

Abstract

The Flutter is a medical handheld device, which is designed for patients suffering from various lung diseases. This device is designed to mobilize the excessive secretion of in the direction of airways and helps to loosen the mucus from the lungs and removed. Sometimes mucous in the lungs can become thick and hard to clear from the airways. If this mucous stays in the airways, it could block them, making it harder to breathe. Infection is also possible when mucous stays trapped in the airways. When one breathes out through the Flutter, it causes the ball inside to bounce. This bouncing causes increased pressure inside the chest and sends vibrations down through the airways. The combination of increased pressure and vibrations helps the mucous move from the lungs into the airways where it can be coughed out. Some patients cannot blow very forcefully, so our project is designed in such a way that the resistance of the blow is measured using a strain gauge. If the value goes below the certain threshold, limit the beep sound is heard and a light indication is provided so that we can find whether the patient should blow out even more faster. This device is small, portable, and easy to use and has no side effects.

Effectiveness of Shoulder and Thoracic Mobility Exercises on Chest Expansion and Dyspnoea in Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic airflow limitation of the airways, which can be prevented but cannot be reversed [1]. COPD is progressive and is characterized acute exacerbation causing causing breathlessness (dyspnoea), cough and respiratory distress [3]. Dyspnoea is the most debilitating condition aspects of COPD that leads to disability and poor quality of life resulting in frequent access to rehabilitation.…”

“…in men and 8.77/200 in women [2]. COPD is progressive and is characterized acute exacerbation causing breathlessness (dyspnoea), cough and respiratory distress [3]. As COPD worsens, quality of life is affected.…”

“…Due to mobility exercises, afferent activities of external and internal intercostals muscle spindle are lengthened, to alleviate dyspnoea to minimize the atrophy of respiratory muscle and facilitate coordinated contraction of respiratory muscles. Due to accessory muscle tightness, chest expansion is decreased, where is rib cage movement is also reduced is also reduced which leads to hyperinflation leading to a chronic reduction of the opposition zone of the diaphragm [3].…”

“…Lengthening of soft tissues around the chest wall and respiratory muscles helps efficiently in the contraction force and the chest movements by gaining the lung volumes, breathing control .In COPD, muscle length would increase the efficacy of respiratory muscles and promote respiratory mechanics [3]. Accessory muscles are inactive during inspiration at rest in healthy individuals and they act vigorously during physical activity in COPD, ultimately during upper limb, accessory muscles become ineffective in respiration as they The results from the statistical analysis of the present study supported the alternative hypothesis which stated that there will be beneficial effect to the subjects treated with shoulder and thoracic mobility exercises along with conventional chest physiotherapy therapy.…”