Effect of Chest Resistance and Expansion Exercises on Respiratory Muscle Strength, Lung Function, and Thoracic Excursion in Children with a Post-Operative Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
Alshimaa R AzabWalid Kamal AbdelbassetSaud M AlrawailiAbbas Elbakry A ElsayedMohammed Ibrahim HajelbashirFatmaAlzahraa H KamelAlshimaa R AzabPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
Concurrent chest resistance and expansion exercises may improve respiratory muscle strength, lung function, and thoracic excursion in children with post-operative CDH. The study findings suggest that concurrent chest and chest expansion exercises be part of an appropriate pulmonary rehabilitation program in children with a history of CDH.