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Who would benefit from chest physiotherapy?

 Introduction:  Chest Physiotherapy or Physical therapy is a manual technique  performed by the therapist in which mucus is drained from the lungs  (breathing) passage and thereby improving the breathing pattern, this  technique includes Percussion, Vibration, Deep Breathing, and  Huffing or Coughing. Quick instant results were obtained in  respiratory problems such as COPD(chronic obstructive pulmonary  disease) Pulmonary effusion, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, and many  more Indication ( when given chest PT)  (Who needs chest PT) It is given for those patients in whom cough is insufficient to clear  thick, tenacious, or localized secretions, some examples are as follows 1. Pneumonia 2. Cystic fibrosis 3. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 4. Atelectasis 5. Bronchiectasis 6. Lung abscess 7. Decreased lung volume 8. Tracheotomy  Aims of Physiotherapy or Physical therapy: The aim of physical therapy for respiratory dysf...