Effect of thoracic manipulation on pulmonary functions among sedentary university students.

Effect of thoracic manipulation on pulmonary functions among sedentary university students.

Publication date: Oct 01, 2025

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to increased sedentary lifestyles among university students. They use smartphones, laptops, and computers often, and sometimes, their desks and chairs are of inappropriate height. All these lead to spinal abnormalities, leading to decreased pulmonary functions. To explore the effect of thoracic manipulation on pulmonary functions among university students. Within-subject pre-post quasi-experimental study. Eighty healthy university students (25 males, 55 females) were enrolled as per the physical activity status (RAPA

Concepts Keywords
Coronavirus Adult
Eighty COVID-19
Sedentary Female
Smartphones Forced Expiratory Volume
Thoracic Humans
Lung
Male
Pulmonary functions
Respiratory Function Tests
SARS-CoV-2
Sedentary
Sedentary Behavior
Spirometry
Students
Thoracic manipulations
Universities
Vital Capacity
Young Adult

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH coronavirus disease 2019
disease MESH lifestyles
disease MESH abnormalities
disease MESH Sedentary Behavior

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