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 3 Inter-group comparison of chest expansion, respiratory muscle strength, mini-BESTest score, and TIS in the experimental and control group

Variables	Experimental group (n = 17)	Control group (n = 17)	p value
Variables	Mean difference (Standard Deviation)		p value
Chest expansion
Axillary	0.13 (0.07)	0.006 (0.04)	0.000*
Nipple	0.2 (0.06)	0.025 (0.04)	0.000*
Xiphisternal	0.16 (0.07)	0.018 (0.04)	0.000*
Respiratory muscle strength
MIP	8.25 (2.48)	0.125 (0.71)	0.000*
MEP	15.31 (3.80)	0.625 (1.08)	0.000*
Balance
Mini-BESTest score	9.18 (1.68)	6.75 (1.34)	0.003^#
Trunk control
TIS score	7.25 (1.5)	4.37 (1.58)	0.000*