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. 2020 Dec 21;133(7-8):344–350. doi: 10.1007/s00508-020-01786-8

Table 3.

Details of physical therapy workshops for group 1 and group 2

Group 1 Group 2
Part I Respiratory and chest physiotherapy Breathing exercises, breathing with resistance, facilitation of breathing patterns, autogenic airways drainage Breathing exercises, breathing with resistance, facilitation of breathing patterns, autogenic airways drainage, additional respiratory muscles exercisers, chest vibration, chest mechanoreceptors stimulation, intercostal muscles activation
Part II Stretching and autostretching Hip flexors and ankle dorsiflexors Shoulder girdle, elbow flexors, extensors, forearm rotators, as well as wrist and fingers flexors
Part III Full body exercises Exercises in prone, supine and side lying, quadruped position or kneeling on one knee Exercises in prone, supine, side lying, exercises while sitting on the wheelchair, ergonomics and positioning of the body in the wheelchair, upper extremities activity, standing frames and standers