Document Type : Review articles
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Department of Internal medicine and geriatric, faculty of physical therapy, delta university,mansoura, Egypt.
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Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
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Prof.of physical therapy for cardiovascular Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics Faculty of physical therapy Cairo University
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Associate professor of Internal Medicine and Nephrology Faculty of Medicine - Mansoura University
Abstract
Background: Smoking is a harmful habit that increases the risk of chronic and life-threatening diseases, including heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, and respiratory infections. It weakens the immune system, making the body more susceptible to infections, and negatively impacts quality of life. Smoking is a harmful habit that increases the risk of chronic and life-threatening diseases. It involves inhaling tobacco smoke, which contains toxic substances like nicotine, carbon monoxide, and tar. It affects the respiratory system, heart, and blood vessels, leading to heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, chronic respiratory infections, tuberculosis, and gum disease. Smoking weakens the immune system, causing health deterioration over time. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of biodex upper body quadrant training on pulmonary function test, in smoker adults.
Methodology: In addition to reviewing literature, we conduction a randomized interventional study, which included 70 males of adults, their age ranged from 20 to 30 years. Patients were randomly allocated into two equal groups: Group A, did not receive any exercise and group B received upper body quadrant training for 8 weeks, 3 times per week. All patients were evaluated in a standard manner with spirometry. The clinical outcome measures were recorded.
Conclusion: upper body quadrant training is an effective approach for smoker adults.
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