The Impact of Respiratory Muscle Training and Patient Education on Chronic Constipation Outcomes

Inclusion Criteria

• •Adults \>18 years of age
• •Complaint of CC and associated symptoms
• •Willing and able to sign an informed consent
• •The ability to comply with study guidelines
• •Report two or more of the following: straining during more than 25% of defecations, lumpy or hard stools more than 25% of defecations, sensations of incomplete bowel evacuation more than 25% of defecations, manual maneuvers to facilitate more than 25% of defecations, sensation of anorectal obstruction/blockage more than 25% of defecations, and fewer than 3 small bowel movements per week.