Physical Therapy Treatment of Impaired Chest Mobility in Patients with Airway Sensory Hyperreactivity

ConclusionImprovement of chest mobility after physiotherapeutic intervention indicates that these patients may have acquired a dysfunctional breathing pattern. The regular use of a training programme and structural breathing instructions can be used to improve chest mobility, chest symptoms and capsaicin cough sensitivity in patients with SHR and signs of dysfunctional breathing. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Physiotherapy Research International - December 1, 2015 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Ewa‐Lena Johansson, Ewa Ternestén‐Hasseus, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Eva Millqvist Tags: Research Article Source Type: research