Chest PNF on Pulmonary Function in Parkinson Disease

Background: Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and characterized by tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia. Almost 84% of PD patient develops respiratory abnormalities and pointed as the most common cause of death. Airway obstruction, trunk muscle rigidity is the common cause of respiratory abnormalities. Purpose: The main purpose of the study will evaluate the efficacy of chest PNF on pulmonary function and chest wall mobility in PD. Methods: 20 participants will be recruited for study purpose and divide into two groups. Group= A will be the control group and participants will receive conventional treatment which includes deep breathing exercise and segmental breathing exercise, incentive spirometry etc for one week. Group= B participants will receive chest PNF exercise along with conventional treatment for a week. Pretreatment and post‐treatment data will be recorded by the help of PFT (FVC, FEV1 & FEV1/FVC) and chest wall expansion at axillary and xiphisternal level for data analysis. Data analysis will be done by paired t‐test for within group and independent t‐test will be used for the between‐group variable. The level of significance will be set at 0.05.