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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of thoracic spine mobilization on heart rate,
respiratory rate, blood pressure and blood oxygen saturation.
Study Design:It was a quasi experiment study.
Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the department of Physical Therapy and
Rehabilitation Center, Pakistan Railway Hospital Rawalpindi. The duration of study was 04 months from July 01
to October 30, 2015.
Materials and Methods: Ninety six healthy adult individuals were selected for the study by convenient
sampling technique. The inclusive criteria of healthy individuals aged 20‐60 years with normal vitals; Blood
Pressure: 90/60 mmHg Diastolic, 140/100 mmHg Systolic, Breathing: 12‐25 breaths per minute, Pulse: 60 ‐ 120
beats per minute and Temperature: 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Subjects with spinal injury or deformity were not
included in the study. Pre and post values of heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and blood oxygen
saturation after thoracic spine mobilization were obtained. The data were statistically analyzed by SPSS version
21.
Results: Mean age of the study population was 27.9+4.7, male to female ratio was 1:1. Majority of the study
participants (45%) had normal BMI. Thoracic spine mobilization caused significant change in oxygen saturation.
The Heart Rate (HR), Respiratory Rate (RR), both systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) had no significant
association with the age, gender or the BMI of study participants. However blood oxygen saturation showed a
statistically significant association with above mentioned variables.
Conclusion: It is concluded that mobilization on thoracic spine (T1‐T4) causes a sudden elevation in heart rate,
respiratory rate, blood pressure and no major change in blood oxygen saturation.
Tamjeed Ghaffar , Abdul Ghafoor Sajjad, Akhtar Rasul. (2016) Effects of Thoracic Spine Mobilization on Vitals and Blood Oxygen Level in Healthy Individuals, Journal of Islamic International Medical College, Volume-11, Issue-4.
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