Effects of 90/90 Bridge with Ball and Balloon Exercise on Lung Volumes and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the 4th leading cause of death in the world and itis estimated to be the 3rd leading cause of death by 2020. Diaphragmatic dysfunction is one of the majorclinical finding in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients which alters the respiratory function andquality of life. Therefore, the objective is to investigate the impact of 90/90 bridge with ball and balloonexercise on lung volumes and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Method: A total 38 patients were taken, 30 of them met criteria and were divided into two groups usingrandomized sampling technique, 15 in experimental group i.e., 90/90 bridge with ball and balloon exerciseand 15 in control group i.e., diaphragmatic breathing. There was a single dropout in experimental group. Theintervention given for 6 weeks, 5 days in a week, one session for a day i.e., 30 minutes. Both outcomes i.e.,Forced expiratory volume in 1second and St. George Respiratory Questionnaire values were taken beforeand after intervention in this study.Results: The findings suggest that both experimental and control group showed statistically significantimprovement in both outcome measures. Statistically experimental group showed more significant thancontrol group.Conclusion: The study showed that 90/90 bridge with ball and balloon exercise is effective in improvingthe lung volumes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which leads to improvement inquality of life.