STORY: This handheld device helps people with lung conditions breathe more easily. An actor is showing how it works. The smart device thumps on the chest to loosen excess mucus and uses artificial ...

A cystic fibrosis vest is a therapeutic tool. When worn, it provides compressions similar to manual chest percussions. Wearing the vest can help loosen sticky secretions so that a person can more ...

There are potentially three different methods of treatment in physiotherapy. These treatments are often not only used as compliments to each other but individually as well. This is based on the effect ...

Drinking warm fluids like tea can help loosen thickened mucus in the lungs. Inhaling moist air using a humidifier or steam can make it easier to cough up and remove lung mucus. Controlled coughing ...

2 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, Pavia, Italia 3 Intensive Care Unit and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Groupe Hospitalier ...

Background and aims: PEP is a commonlyapplied modality of chest physiotherapy in infantswith chronic respiratory conditions such as cysticfibrosis. We report two cases of infants with acuteright upper ...

In research published this week in PLoS Medicine, Vincent Gajdos and colleagues report the results of a randomized trial conducted among hospitalized infants with bronchiolitis. The researchers ...