Effect of Kinesio Tape Versus Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise In Post COVID-19

The position for every patient will be long sitting, and then he will be instructed to breathe in through the nose for 2 seconds. Purse the lips as if about to blow out the candles on a cake. Breathe out very slowly through pursed lips for 4 to 6 seconds, and then repeat for 5 to 10 minutes. The intervention will be done two days a week, through six weeks for all participants by a physiotherapist.

A structured, 6-session psycho-therapeutic intervention, occurring once weekly, will be performed According to the CBT session structure provided by Cully and Teten, with some modifications, Each session will be approximately 1 hour.

"The patient will lie in supine position, and then he will be asked to rest for 5 min and lay on their back on a flat surface with pillows under their head and knees for support. One hand will be placed on the abdomen and the other on the upper part of the chest wall. When inhaling, the hand on the abdomen will move upward, while the other hand will remain as still as possible. When exhaling, the hand on the abdomen will move downwards, while the other hand will remain as still as possible again. Breathing will be performed quickly, deeply and without causing tiredness. The breaths should be inhaled through the nose and exhaled through the mouth.~The diaphragmatic breathing exercise will consist of three sets of 10 repetitions, with 30 seconds of rest between each set"

"The position for every patient will be sitting during application of the tape. The diaphragm muscle will be covered with kinesio tape both anteriorly and posteriorly along the subcostal region. Anteriorly, the base point of an I shaped kinesio tape will be applied on xiphoid process with 50\_75% tension on the linea Alba and the tails of the tape were applied toward subcostal curvature. Posteriorly, a second I shaped Kinesio Tape will be applied from the back The base point of the tape will be applied on the projection of 12th Thoracic vertebra with 50 \_75% tension and the tails will be applied toward the ribs."