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The term chest physiotherapy (CPT) stands for a spectrum of physical and mechanical interventions aimed at interacting therapeutically with acute and chronic respiratory disorders.<ref>Zach, M. S., & Oberwaldner, B. (2008). ''Chest Physiotherapy. Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, 241–251.'' doi:10.1016/b978-032304048-8.50022-0 </ref>Among various techniques for airway clearance, postural drainage is one of the widely used methods since decades. Postural drainage is the positioning of a patient with an involved lung segment such that gravity has a maximal effect of facilitating the drainage of bronchopulmonary secretions from the tracheobronchial tree.<ref>West MP. Postural Drainage. Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists. 2013 Sep 27:467.</ref>It is based on the concept of gravity-assisted mobilization of secretions and transport it for removal. | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The term chest physiotherapy (CPT) stands for a spectrum of physical and mechanical interventions aimed at interacting therapeutically with acute and chronic respiratory disorders.[1]Among various techniques for airway clearance, postural drainage is one of the widely used methods since decades. Postural drainage is the positioning of a patient with an involved lung segment such that gravity has a maximal effect of facilitating the drainage of bronchopulmonary secretions from the tracheobronchial tree.[2]It is based on the concept of gravity-assisted mobilization of secretions and transport it for removal.
