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BACKGROUND: The term Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) refers to chronic disorder that causes disturbance in the airflow. COPD is a major health problem with increasing morbidity and mortality. In COPD other than its Pulmonary pathology disease and disease gradually worsen and dynamic hyperinflation occur. Leads, to dyspnea and alteration in hemodynamic function in COPD patients. So, aim of present study is to find out to compare the effect of pursed-lip breathing and Nadi-Sodhana pranayama on Cardio-Respiratory parameter in patient with COPD. METHOD: 20 COPD patients according to inclusion criteria were selected and divided into two groups. Experimental group:1 given pursed-lip breathing and group:2 given Nadi-Sodhana pranayama. Pre and post data for cardio-respiratory parameter taken. Cardio-Respiratory parameter was (HR, RR, SPO2, SBP, DBP and RPP). RESULT: Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Both paired-T test and Unpaired T-test applied for statistically analysis of outcome measure and it showed there was statistically significance improvement in HR, RR, SPO2, SBP, DBP and RPP.in both group:1 and group:2. With 95% of confidence interval 0.05 taken as level of significance. CONCLUSION: from present study it can be concluded that pursed-lip breathing and Nadi-Sodhana pranayama both are statistically significant improvement in HR, RR, SBP, DBP, and RPP. But in saturation of oxygen Nadi-Sodhana pranayama was more significant effect then Pursed-lip breathing.