To evaluate the effects of breathing exercises and upper limb endurance exercises in pregnant women presented with physiological dyspnea
Pregnant women undergo various anatomical and physiological changes so that they can cope with the increased physical and metabolic demands of their pregnancies. Cardiovascular, respiratory, haematological, renal, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems undergo important physiological adaptations needed to allow development of the fetus and to allow the mother and fetus to survive the demands of childbirth . On the other hand, dyspnea can be caused by pregnancy complications, thus requiring specific medical treatment. Shortness of breath is common during pregnancy, occurring in 60% to 70% of healthy pregnant women . The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of breathing exercises and upper limb endurance exercises in pregnant women presented with physiological dyspnea
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
28
A-breathing exercises: 20 times per hour. While setting down, deep breathing is taken from the nose while mouth is closed, breath holding for at least ten seconds, then slow maximal exhalation for at least 10 seconds. B-Upper Limb Endurance Exercises (low weight and high repetition) : Study participants will be educated to perform upper limb exercises every 4 hours. Three exercises will be repeated 10×3 times with 1 minute rest in between. Breathing exercise and upper limb endurance exercises is explained in the reminder in details
Modified dyspnea Borg scale
Modified Borg Dyspnea Scale is most commonly used to assess symptoms of breathlessness. It has a range from 0 to 10 (with 0 being no exertion and 10 being maximum effort).
Time frame: 4 weeks
Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale (mMRC)
allows the patients to indicate the extent to which their breathlessness affects their mobility. The 1-5 stage scale is used alongside the questionnaire to establish clinical grades of breathlessness.
Time frame: 4 weeks
London chest activity of Daily Living questionnaire (LCADL)
It consist of four domains Selfcare, domestic activities, physical activities and leisure activities. Selfcare, domestic, physical and leisure activities contains 4, 6, 2 and 3 items respectively. Each item is graded by numbers 0-5, 0 mean little or no dyspnea and 5 mean worst dyspnea
Time frame: 4 weeks
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