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 ...

Do you have respiratory issues? You may get aid from chest physiotherapy. This is a clinical therapy that involves a set of respiratory exercises and physical techniques to improve lung functions and ...

Physio-Control, the Redmond defibrillator maker, has purchased Jolife AB for an undisclosed price. Jolife, which is privately held and based in Sweden, is the maker of the Lucas Chest Compression ...

Teenager Ryan Dolan is receiving a life-changing treatment for his chest condition – and his family say it has made the world of difference. He was 12 when he was diagnosed with pectus excavatum, a ...

When Virgilio Bento's brother had to go to Cuba 20 years ago to receive cheap physiotherapy as he recovered from a life-threatening car crash back home in Portugal, he did not know it would inspire an ...