Is Patients With Pulmonary Disease Benefit a Program With Yogic Exercises?

Subjective and Objective Effects After Yogic Exercises

Is Yogic Exercises (12 weeks) increasing respiratory function, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with obstructive lung diseases. With follow up after 6 months.

Is Yogic Exercises increasing respiratory function in patients with obstructive lung diseases. Will YE improve respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity, inspiratory and expiratory pressure, lung function, perceived dyspnea, dyspnea-related distress (DD), less frequency of dyspnea and heart rate variability in patients with pulmonary disease. Qualitative content analysis will be performed on approximately 15 interviews with patients participated in the yoga group about their experiences and their benefits perceived/experienced of the yogic exercises

We want to try YE as an alternative treatment in patients with mild to severe pulmonary disease.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mild to severe pulmonary obstructions according to GOLD 1-3 (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease),
• FEV (forced expiratory volume) in one second (FEV1) % of predicted respiratory function (30% ≤ FEV1 ≤ 90%)
• FEV1/FVC < 0.70 (<65 over 65 yrs). *FVC=forced vital capacity

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe neurological, orthopedic or rheumatologic injuries
• Severely decreased thorax mobility and lung function.
• Severe lung diseases
• Other chronic diseases that will interfere with performance.
• Under 200 meters on the 6MWT
• Acute dyspnea
• Surgery within 6 months
• Medication affecting attention, sudden change of medication.