• Roopa Desai
• Nigel Gonsalves
• Dr. Tushar Palekar
• Shilpa Khandare
• Sayed Sultan Rafai

Kinesiology taping on diaphragm is one of the newer techniques used for the facilitation of muscles in order to improve strength of the diaphragm. Diaphragmatic breathing using progressive resised exercises is commonly used for improving respiratory muscle strength. The main objective of this study is to compare the effect of kinesiology taping on diaphragm with diaphragmatic breathing exercises using progressive resisted exercises in asymptomatic young male smokers. 30 subjects were selected according to eligibility criteria and randomly allocated into 2 groups. Group A received kinesiology taping on diaphragm and Group B received diaphragmatic breathing using progressive resisted exercises. Maximum inspiratory pressure and range of diaphragmatic excursion were the 2 outcome measures used. Data was collected and results were analyzed using the unpaired t test. Both groups showed significant improvement for both the outcome measures. But, kinesiology taping on diaphragm was slightly more effective than diaphragmatic breathing exercise using progressive resisted exercises in asymptomatic young male smokers.

Kinesiology Taping, Diaphragm, Diaphragmatic Breathing, Progressive resisted exercises

"A STUDY ON KINESIOLOGY TAPING OF DIAPHRAGM VERSUS DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING USING PROGRESSIVE RESISTED EXERCISE IN ASYMPTOMATIC YOUNG MALE SMOKERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.59-63, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806252.pdf

"A STUDY ON KINESIOLOGY TAPING OF DIAPHRAGM VERSUS DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING USING PROGRESSIVE RESISTED EXERCISE IN ASYMPTOMATIC YOUNG MALE SMOKERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp59-63, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806252.pdf