Chest and back therapy for restrictive lung disease
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Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether gentle manual therapy on your chest and back can help improve breathing in people with restrictive lung disease, where the lungs have trouble expanding. It focuses on conditions like pulmonary fibrosis, scoliosis, or muscle weakness, and aims to see if this approach helps you breathe more easily.
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Who can take part
- You must be 19 years or older.
- You need to be having lung therapy at C Hospital in Sejong City right now.
- Your lung function test must show a restrictive pattern (airways are open, but lung volume is reduced).
- Your lung volume (FVC) must be below 80% but still above a certain low limit for your age and sex.
- You should have a diagnosis like pulmonary fibrosis, scoliosis, or a muscle/nerve condition (e.g., ALS).
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