The Effect of Telerehabilitation-Based Respiratory Exercise Programs on Lung Capacity

Before starting the exercises, participants will be told about diaphragmatic breathing exercises, maximum inspiratory holding technique and thoracic expansion exercises through the Zoom program by telerehabilitation method, and people will be checked by the physiotherapist who manages the program during the practice. The program will last for 8 weeks and will be planned to be implemented 5 days a week in total, including 2 days of telerehabilitation, 3 days of home program. The participant will be asked to start the exercises in a reclining position with his back to the chair. He will be asked to place his right hand on his upper abdomen and his left hand on the upper side of his chest. In each session, the exercises will be performed with 1 set of 10 repetitions for each of the diaphragmatic breathing and thoracic expansion exercises and will progress with progression.

The volume-oriented spirometer works with pressure and its indicator changes during breathing. When the participants breathe, the pressure in the tube decreases and the piston of the spirometer rises. The inhaled breath volume is seen at the top of the piston. In our study, participants will be told about the exercises through the Zoom program using the telerehabilitation method, and people will be checked by the responsible physiotherapist who manages the program during the application. The program will last for 8 weeks, 2 days of telerehabilitation, 3 days of home program will be planned to be implemented 5 days a week in total. Participants will be instructed to breathe up to their total lung capacity and maintain continuous inspiration for at least 3 seconds. The exercises will start with 1 set of 15 repetitions and the program will progress with progression.