Effectiveness of game based breathing exercises versus conventional physiotherapy treatment with ergonomic advices on improving pulmonary function in smart phone addicted young adults

Background: Smartphone user’s numbers are more grown up worldwide. Overuse ought to cause musculoskeletal troubles. These issues because of defective posture can also result in pulmonary disorder related to the extended use of smart phones. The study is aimed to determine the effectiveness of Game based breathing exercises versus conventional physiotherapy treatment and to find out which treatment protocol is better in to improve respiratory function in smart phone addicted subjects in young adults.
Material and Methodology: Total 76 Subjects were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and divided into 2 groups. Group A had given Game based breathing exercise and group B performed the Conventional physiotherapy treatment. Protocol followed by 5 days for 6 weeks. The outcome measure PFT taken at 0 day of treatment and after last day of treatment.
Conclusion: Study concluded that the both group are significant in improving pulmonary function. Statistically, inter group analysis: the comparison of post treatment score for pulmonary function shows that P-value at <0.05 is significant for group A. Game based breathing exercise having more significant improvement rather than conventional physiotherapy treatment in smart phone addicted young adults.