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Laser acupuncture versus inspiratory muscle trainer on immunity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease /

Ebtesam Nabil Abdelmohsen Nagy

Laser acupuncture versus inspiratory muscle trainer on immunity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / الوخز بالليزر مقابل الحافز التنفسى على المناعة فى مرضى السدة الرئوية المزمنة Ebtesam Nabil Abdelmohsen Nagy ; Supervised Zeinab Mohamed Helmy , Sherin Hassan Mohamed , Laila Ahmed Rashed - Cairo : Ebtesam Nabil Abdelmohsen Nagy , 2013 - 118 P. : charts , photographs ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major worldwide health burden with increasing morbidity, mortality and health care cost. It characterized by an inappropriate inflammatory response of the lungs. The role of T lymphocytes is important in COPD pathogenesis but few studies have investigated it. The objective of this study was to investigate and compare the effectiveness of six weeks laser acupuncture and inspiratory muscle trainer on COPD patients' immunity



Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Inspiratory muscle trainer Laser acupuncture