Manual Diaphragm Release in Cleaning Laborer

The participant was supine, with his or her limbs relaxed. With the therapist's forearms aligned toward the participant's shoulders, the therapist gradually increased the depth of contact inside the costal margin during the subsequent respiratory cycles.

Respiratory re-training was given to participants in control group in form of slow and deep diaphragmatic breathing, exhalation through the nose with pursed lips (the participants were trained to emphasis on expiratory pressure against pursed lips), Breathing control and breathing-hold exercises, and Relaxation techniques: