Paper
Benefits of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Versus Vibration Training to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
- Authors:
- Amr Almaz Abdel-aziem; Mostafa Sayed Abdel-fattah
- Abstract
- Background: Decreased muscle strength and functional capacity are main problems in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and whole-body vibration (WBV) training are used to overcome this problem. Objective: To compare the effect of NMES and WBV training when added to the traditional pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on functional capacity, ventilatory functions, and quadriceps concentric torque in patients with COPD. Methods: Sixty male patients with COPD were randomly distributed into three equal groups; NMES group; received electrical stimulation (NMES) of the lower limbs in addition to traditional pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and pharmacological treatment (PT); WBV group; received WBV training in addition to PR and PT; and control group received only PR and PT. The functional capacity, ventilatory functions, and quadriceps concentric torque were obtained at baseline and after 8 weeks of the intervention. Results: The functional capacity increased significantly in NMES and WBV groups (p=0.034, 0.019) respectively, without significant change in the control group (p=0.697). The improvement of WBV group was significantly higher than NMES group (p=0.037). There was no significant difference between groups for the ventilatory functions (p> 0.05). The quadriceps concentric torque of NMES and WBV groups increased significantly (p=0.046, 0.015) respectively, without significant change in the control group (p=0.896). The improvement of WBV group was significantly higher than NMES group (p=0.002). Conclusion: The addition of NMES or WBV training to the traditional PR improved the functional capacity and muscle strength in COPD patients. The improvement was higher after WBV training than NMES.
- Keywords
- Whole-body Vibration; Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation; Pulmonary Rehabilitation; COPD
- StartPage
- 10
- EndPage
- 17
- Doi
- 10.18005/PTHP0501002