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Evaluation of Respiratory Volumes by Optoelectronic Plethysmography in scoliosis patient: A Case Study
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Objective: Scoliosis affects the function of respiratory system, including the respiratory volumes, chest motions, respiratory muscle strength, respiratory patterns, and the function of respiratory system during exercise and rest. The evaluation of respiratory function, and its outcome is essential in the patients with scoliosis. Optoelectronic Plethysmography is a new noninvasive method to evaluate the chest motion, and estimating respiratory volumes. This study aimed to investigate the motions of chest wall and respiratory volumes in a patient with scoliosis compared to a normal person using Optoelectronic Plethysmography method in sitting position.
Methods: In this research, a scoliosis patient and a healthy individual each made up two subjects. Optoelectronic Plethysmography was used to measure each person's upper, middle, and lower chest wall movements while they were seated.
Results: This study’s results showed that the changes of respiratory volumes of middle and lower parts of chest in the patients with scoliosis are more than those of a normal person during quiet breathing. Moreover, the changes of upper, middle and lower parts of chest in a normal are also more than those of the subject with scoliosis during deep breathing.
Conclusion: Optoelectronic Plethysmography is a new noninvasive method to evaluate the respiratory system function, and volumes with fewer limitations compared with the older methods of evaluating respiratory function.
 
Keywords: scoliosis, respiratory volume, Optoelectronic plethysmography
     
Article type: Case Reports | Subject: methodology in rehabilitation
Received: 2023/02/28 | Accepted: 2023/07/25
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