Having a respiratory condition can effect peoples physical and mental wellbeing. Having a Respiratory Physiotherapy review can help you manage a wide variety symptoms and concerns.
Conditions that Respiratory Physiotherapists review include:
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) (Emphysema / Chronic Bronchitis)
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Interstitial Lung Disease / Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Lung Cancer
- Breathing Pattern Disorders
- Long COVID
Do you have symptoms that includ3:
- Shortness of breath
- Fatigue
- Reduced exercise tolerance
- Difficulty walking without being breathless
- Chest secretions / sputum that is difficult to clear. You may also have repetitive chest infections
- Long term cough – with or without sputum
- Hyperventilation / over breathing / over vigilance of the way you breath
- Difficulty managing everyday activities such as washing / dressing / stairs
- Anxiety
Respiratory Physiotherapy treatments may include:
- Self management plans – how to manage you symptoms when you are well, how to identify symptoms of a flare up and what to do if you get one.
- Reviewing Inhaler technique
- Different ways to manage breathlessness
- Strategies to manage fatigue
- Breathing exercises to help hyperventilation / over breathing
- Exercises to clear secretions / sputum
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation (specific exercise for those with breathing problems)
- Advice and education on managing everyday activities
- Cough suppression techniques
- Support with Non-Invasive-Ventilation (NIV)
Further Information: Asthma and Lung UK
