Perceptions and experiences of a manual therapy trial: a qualitative study of people with moderate to severe COPD

Table 2 Themes and subthemes

Themes	Subthemes
Motivations for participating	–
Expectations of treatment	Prior experience
Expectations of treatment	Knowing what to expect
Experiences of muscle energy technique	Experiences during muscle energy technique
	Relaxed and easy breathing
	Warm up for pulmonary rehabilitation
	Side effects
Perceptions of participating in the trial	Personnel
Perceptions of participating in the trial	Getting breathing right
Perceptions of the trial design	Treatment features
Perceptions of the trial design	Wanting to do more

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