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  • Title: Effective physical therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Pilot study of exercise in hot spring water.
    Author: Kurabayashi H, Kubota K, Machida I, Tamura K, Take H, Shirakura T.
    Journal: Am J Phys Med Rehabil; 1997; 76(3):204-7. PubMed ID: 9207705.
    Abstract:
    Respiratory function and arterial blood gas were examined before and after a two-month exercise program performed in a pool filled with hot spring water in 22 patients (70.9 +/- 9.1 years of age) with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (12 cases of bronchial asthma and 10 cases of pulmonary emphysema) treated at our hospital between 1991 and 1994. The ratio of forced expired volume in one second to forced vital capacity (FEV1%) was significantly increased after the exercise program (P < 0.05), whereas the ratio of forced vital capacity to predicted normal value (%FVC) did not change. In addition, a tendency toward an increase in peak flow without an increase in maximum expiratory flow at 25 and 50% (V25 and V50) was observed. Although PaO2 was not increased, PaCO2 was selectively decreased by the exercise program (P < 0.05). The changes in respiratory function and arterial blood gas were considered attributable to respiratory muscle training and small airway clearance. Exercise in a pool filled with hot spring water may be useful in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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