PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease s a lung disease in which the lungs are damaged, making it hard to breathe. COPD is incurable as the damage to your airways and lungs is irreversible, but there are things you can do to feel better and slow the progression of damage.

Physical therapy for COPD entails a series of techniques designed to facilitate the clearance of heavy secretions from your airways. Chest physical therapy teaches you about draining your airways through your posture, or, postural drainage. Chest physical therapy also uses techniques like chest percussion where you pound the back with cupped hands, directed cough, vibration, and what is referred to as the forced expiratory technique.In the outpatient physical therapy setting, chest physical therapy is used to treat cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis.

IN addition to chest therapy, keeping your lower extremities exercised is important too. Functional limitation is often associated with patients that have respiratory disease. Dyspnea begins a cycle that lends to a progressive decrease in physical activity. This decrease in activity reduces muscle mass, causes deconditioning, and thereby results in more dyspnea. The goal of exercise training in physical therapy is to break this debilitating pattern.

1500 MILES!

Your lungs contain almost 1500 miles of airways and over 300 million alveoli.

ARTHRITIS

Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people older than fifty-five years. Physical therapy aids in improving flexibility, reducing pain and improving function... [Read More]

JOINT REPLACEMENT

Joint replacement is one of the most common and successful operations in orthopaedic surgery. Orthopedic physical therapy is a normal post-operative activity for hip replacements, knee replacements and other joint replacements...[Read More]

NECK AND BACK PAIN

The back is a complex structure. It is made up of 33 vertebrae, over 30 muscles, numerous ligaments, multiple joints, and many inter-vertebral discs. Your neck (cervical spine) is made up of the top seven vertebrae of your spine. Physical therapy exercise to keep the neck in good care...[Read More]

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