The effect of ice and muscle energy technique on chest expansion and lung function
Item
- Title
- The effect of ice and muscle energy technique on chest expansion and lung function
- Author(s)
- Barnett Joanne
- Abstract
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ABSTRACTOsteopaths frequently treat respiratory conditions with Muscle Energy Techniques and prescribe the patient with hot and cold hydrotherapy, yet there is very little scientific evidence to support its hypothesized benefits. The aim of this study was to assess the effect that the application of ice had prior to a muscle energy technique, when applied to selected respiratory muscles.
Twenty students, ten males with a mean age of and ten females with a mean age of, participants were from the British College Of Osteopathic Medicine. Chest expansion was tested at three levels, under the axilla, mid chest at the nipple level for boys and the xiphisternal for females, and lastly the tenth rib circumference. The 330 Microlab Spirometer was used to test participant's lung function, testing Forced Vital Capacity, Forced Expired Volume in 1 second, and Peak Expiratory Flow. The participants had their chest expansion and lung function tested prior to the treatment, and after receiving the treatment. The treatment consisted of an application of ice on a selected muscle prior to receiving a Muscle Energy Technique. This was done bi-laterally to eight chosen muscles, anterior, middle and posterior scalene, upper trapezius, quadratus lumborum, serratus anterior, pectoralis major and minor combined, latissimus dorsi, sternocleidomastoid and rectus abdominus.
Statistical analysis of the chest expansion results (t-tests) revealed that a significant increase (p< 0.05) was seen after receiving treatment in both males and females. No significant increase was seen in the lung function readings forced volume capacity, forces expired volume in one second and the peak expired volume in both the males and females.
It is concluded therefore, that application of ice prior to Muscle Energy Techniques is effective in improving chest expansion, however, not so effective in improving lung function. - presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 0
- Date Submitted
- 1.1.1970 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13569
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Barnett Joanne, “The effect of ice and muscle energy technique on chest expansion and lung function”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 4, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.org/s/orw/item/1188