Efficacy of chest expansion resistance exercise on respiratory function, trunk control and dynamic balance in patients with chronic stroke: A Comparative study.

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants allocated to the experimental and control group

Variables	Experimental group (n = 17)	Control group (n = 17)	p value
Age (years)	56.5 (12.98)	59.7 (10.2)	0.22
Chest expansion (in inches)
Axillary	0.76 (0.15)	0.77 (0.13)	0.357
Nipple	0.91 (0.14)	0.92 (0.18)	0.389
Xiphisternal	0.63 (0.13)	0.60 (0.19)	0.374
Respiratory muscle strength (in cm H₂O)
MIP	33.56 (6.38)	35.75 (9.12)	0.425
MEP	45 (9.04)	43.68 (9.51)	0.280
Balance
Mini-BESTest score	10.56 (3.14)	10.43 (4.07)	0.151
Trunk control
TIS score	10.06 (2.54)	10.43 (4.07)	0.276

Values expressed as mean (standard deviation)
MIP maximal inspiratory pressure, MEP maximal expiratory pressure, TIS Trunk Impairment Scale