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ArticleNarra J2024

Effectiveness of upper arm and breathing exercises to improve inflammatory markers in severe COVID-19 patients.

Amira P Tarigan, Ruby Firdaus, Pandiaman Pandia, Andika Pradana, Muntasir Abdullah, Sudirman P Sinaga, Wahyu Wijanarko, Bibit Triwahyudi, Yeni Vera, Maryaningsih Maryaningsih and 2 more

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Amira P TariganDivison of Asthma COPD, Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
Ruby FirdausDepartment of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
Pandiaman PandiaDivison of Asthma COPD, Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
Andika PradanaDivison of Asthma COPD, Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
Muntasir AbdullahDepartment of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
Sudirman P SinagaDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation, H. Adam Malik Central General Hospital, Medan, Indonesia.
Wahyu WijanarkoFaculty of Physiotherapy, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Siti Hajar, Medan, Indonesia.
Bibit TriwahyudiFaculty of Physiotherapy, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Siti Hajar, Medan, Indonesia.
Yeni VeraFaculty of Physiotherapy, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Siti Hajar, Medan, Indonesia.
Maryaningsih MaryaningsihFaculty of Physiotherapy, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Siti Hajar, Medan, Indonesia.
Putri C EyanoerDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
Aditya S ListyokoDivision of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, Faculty Of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.

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Abstract

Studies have suggested associations between inflammatory markers with the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, exercises that could reduce the level of inflammatory markers might be beneficial. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of upper arm and breathing exercises on inflammatory markers such as ferritin, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in severe COVID-19 patients. A quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test control group design was conducted among severe COVID-19 aged 18-70 years old, with or without comorbidities. Baseline data of inflammatory markers (ferritin, LDH, and CRP) were measured before the exercises and repeated post-exercise. The upper arm and breathing exercises were performed for ten days, twice a day (morning and evening) for ten minutes. A paired Student t-test was used to assess the changes in the inflammatory markers' levels. Our data indicated that levels of ferritin and CRP were not significantly different between pre- and post-exercise. However, the level of LDH decreased significantly from 481.35 U/L to 331.80 U/L (

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BiomarkersBreathing ExercisesCOVID-19C-Reactive ProteinFerritinsAdolescentAdultAgedArmExercise TherapyFemaleHumansInflammationL-Lactate DehydrogenaseMaleMiddle AgedBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinFerritinsL-Lactate Dehydrogenasebreathing exerciseCOVID-19C-reactive proteinpulmonary rehabilitationupper arm exercise

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PMCPMC11125307

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