1Physiotherapist & Advanced Clinician, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
2Ex Director & Professor, School of Physiotherapy, Dr D.Y. Patil Univeristy, Navi Mumbai
3Assistant Professor, Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy, New Delhi
*Corresponding author: Dr Monica Jain Physiotherapist E-mail: amonicajain@yahoo.com
Online published on 30 June, 2016.
The study was initiated to compare the most popularly used Bruce, Balke and Naughton test protocols, considering cardiopulmonary responses like HR, BP and RPE as criteria in same subject population.
60 Normal Healthy subjects between age group 20–59 years were recruited for the study after informed consent. Basal Parameters i.e. HR, BP and RPE were taken for all subjects before and immediately after the termination of the Bruce, Balke and Naughton test..
Demographics characteristics of the subjects were: mean age of subjects were 36.62 + 11.55 years, 50% total were male and rest were female. Results were compared in two groups 20–39 and 40–59. The statistical test used were t-test and ANOVA and the significance level was decided as p<0.05.
To achieve optimal clinical results, the selection of treadmill protocols should be based on the individual performing the test and objective of the test
Bruce, Balke, Naughton, treadmill test protocols, Cardiopulmonary Responses
