In the management of patients with CAL (Chronic airway limitation), assessment of the airway obstruction, its quantification for prognosis with medical treatment alone (though essential and life saving) does not complete the course of treatment as the problem recur intermittently and worsen the condition of the patient in day to day life for normal physical activities.
This prompted the initiation of an adjunct therapy for rehabilitating these patients with CAL. The major problem in COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is labored breathing and dyspnoea which decreases the physical activity. Simple Yogic exercises combined with breathing exercises practiced traditionally in India as a rule of ancient oriental healing for training the Respiratory muscles were chosen for management of chest patients in our study and the restoration of these individuals to almost normalcy and back to their routine life assessed by varying ventilatory parameters are presented over here.
Yogasana, Pranayama, COPD
