1Assistant Professor, DES Brijlal Jindal College of Physiotherapy, Pune
2HOD, PT School& Centre, GSMC &KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai
*Corresponding author: Shreya Dhake, Assistant Professor, DES Brijlal Jindal College of Physiotherapy, Fergusson campus, Pune, Email: shreyard23@gmail.com
Online published on 27 April, 2016.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is increasingly recognized as a systemic disease rather than merely a disorder of the lungs. COPD frequently leads to significant debilitation. Patients often seek medical attention only after severe impairments of the lung function. The most frequent complaint of these patients is exercise intolerance. Patients often become homebound, isolated and depressed as they seek to avoid the dyspnea that everyday activities produce leading to further deconditioning. Some patients with hypoxemia attributable to COPD have been noted to exhibit deficits in simple motor movements, reaction time, and overall grip strength. Combination of these systemic factors may have significant effects on functional performance during activities of daily living. Hence an attempt has been made to assess balance, coordination and mobility measures in COPD patients.
To compare balance, coordination and mobility measures in patients with COPD and healthy individuals of same age group.
To assess and compare balance, coordination and mobility in patients with COPD & age matched healthy individuals. To compare the results of these two groups.
Observational comparative study carried out in tertiary care hospital, Mumbai.
30 COPD patients & 30 age matched healthy individuals were selected and divided in to two groups. Each subject was then assessed by using community balance and mobility scale, Timed up&go test, fast gait speed and coordination tests.
Unpaired t test was used to compare both the groups & MannwhitneyU test was to analyze correlation
Balance, Coordination and mobility is impaired in COPD patients.
COPD, Healthy, Systemic, Age matched
