Abstract
[Purpose] This research was carried out to evaluate the effects of Manual Breathing Assist Technique (MBAT) and shaking on the ventilation of central nervous system (CNS) disease patients. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were thirteen healthy individuals (normal group) and twenty-one CNS diseases sufferers without upper airway obstruction (subject group). We evaluates of Tidal Volume (TV), Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) and Expiratory Time (Te) under rest respiration, MBAT, and shaking conditions. Administration of MBAT and shaking was performed by a single physiotherapist. [Results] Two-way factorial analysis of variance showed a significant interaction effect for TV between the subject group and the normal group, while PEFR showed no significant interaction. TV of the normal group was increased about 65% by MBAT and about 110% by shaking, compared to TV under rest respiration. While TV of the subject group was increased about 10% by MBAT, no increase was observed under the condition of shaking. [Conclusion] Significant differences in TV and Te were observed between the subject group and normal group in terms of the effects of MBAT as well as shaking. Both MBAT and shaking were effective methods for increasing PEFR.
