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Chronic airway illness is a well-documented inhalation injury side effect. Many pulmonary function impairments persisted for several months after lung parenchymal injury. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function (PFT) in patients who had suffered an inhalation injury. This study included male patients with inhalation injuries aged 20–35 years. Patients were chosen at random and assigned to an exercise group, which received inspiratory muscle training and routine chest physiotherapy, including early ambulation, coughing, and deep breathing, three times weekly for 4 weeks, and the control group, which only received routine chest physiotherapy. All participants were assessed for PFT and respiratory muscle strength at enrollment and the end of the study. The statistical analysis for outcome variables between both groups revealed no significant differences before treatment (P >.05) of forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), maximal inspiratory pressure, and maximal expiratory pressure. According to the findings of this study, including IMT as part of a physical therapy program led to significant gains (P ˂.05) in FVC and FEV1. However, after treatment, there was not a substantial difference found in either the MIP or the MEP between the groups. The exercise group performed better in terms of FVC, FEV1, MIP, and MEP after receiving treatment, according to these significant and non-significant differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study was conducted to compare between the effects of topical anesthesia and hand weight bearing on controlling upper limb spasticity in hemiplegic cerebral palsy children. Materials and Methods: Thirty hemiplegic cerebral palsy children from both sexes, ranging in age from 4 to 6 years with spasticity grade of 1 to 1+. The patients were assigned randomly into two groups (I and II). The range of motion of elbow and wrist extension and hand grip strength were determined before and after three months of treatment. Both groups received a designed exercise program, for one hour, 3 times / week for 3 successive months, in addition; group I received topical anesthesia on the affected upper limb for 30 minutes, while group II received a maintained weight bearing in diagonal extension position for 30 minutes. Results: Study results revealed significant improvement in all measuring variables of both groups when comparing their pre and post treatment mean values. Significant difference was observed in group II, when comparing the post treatment mean values of the range of motion of both groups. Conclusion: Topical anesthesia and hand weight bearing may be used for modulation of upper limb spasticity when combined with exercise program and increases the range of motion of elbow and wrist extension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]