Comparison of diaphragmatic mobility between COPD patients with and without thoracic hyperkyphosis: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare diaphragmatic mobility, lung function, and respiratory muscle strength between COPD patients with and without thoracic hyperkyphosis; to determine the relationship of thoracic kyphosis angle with diaphragmatic mobility, lung function, and respiratory muscle strength i...

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Main Authors: Márcia Aparecida Gonçalves, Bruna Estima Leal, Liseane Gonçalves Lisboa, Michelle Gonçalves de Souza Tavares, Wellington Pereira Yamaguti, Elaine Paulin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132018000100005&lng=en&tlng=en