Effects Of Breath And Stacking-Spirometry Incentive in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

EFFECTS OF BREATH AND STACKING-SPIROMETRY INCENTIVE PACKAGES IN THE RIB CAGE IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Objective: To evaluate the effects of technical-Breath Stacking (BS) and incentive spirometry (IS) on the volume of the chest immediately after and within thirty minutes after the techniques in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods: This is a study of cross-over. The study investigated 14 patients with mild to moderate PD. The subjects performed the technique Breath-Stacking, incentive spirometry volume and participated in a phase control according to randomization. The volunteers were evaluated by opto-electronic plethysmography in four stages: before, immediately after fifteen and thirty minutes after the completion of the techniques. The investigators used a repeated measures ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey test for parametric variables, and the Friedman test with post-hoc Dunns for nonparametric variables. The level of significance was set at 5%, p <0.05.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Regular pharmacological treatment with levodopa and / or medications antiparkinsonian.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who had previous lung disease;
• Altered mental status indicated by the MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination;
• A change in medication during the study;
• Demonstrated inability to perform satisfactorily any of the collection procedures of the study.