Effects of manual therapy on the diaphragm in asthmatic patients: A randomized pilot study

The results may show that a diaphragm stretching technique in asthmatic patients leads to an improvement in the following parameters: maximum inspiratory pressures 5 min after the technique; and flexibility and mobility of the rib cage at 5 min, which remains at 20 min. Further work is required to test the reproducibility of these results in a definitive trial.