EFFECT OF ARM ERGOMETRY ON RESPIRATION Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Effects of Arm Ergometry Training on Pulmonary Function in Children With Down Syndrome
Cardiopulmonary issues are the major cause of sickness and hospitalisation in children with Down syndrome . Down syndrome children are also more likely to develop chronic lung infections, middle ear infections, and persistent tonsillitis.
30 Down's syndrome children (boys and girls). randomly separated into two groups of equal size. Both groups received traditional chest physical therapy, with the addition of arm ergometry training in Group B ;