Non-commercial use only Page 1 Associazione Riabilitatori dell’Insufficienza Respiratoria (ARIR)
is pleased to announce a new editorial project by joining the Monaldi Archives of Chest Disease …

Some" old" chest physiotherapy techniques, such as postural drainage of bronchial
secretions, breathing control, relaxation, pre-and post-surgical treatments and exercise …

Key points Physiotherapy enhances airway clearance in respiratory diseases associated
with hypersecretion. Forced expiratory techniques are the most important treatment …

Los efectos curativos y beneficiosos de los ejercicios respiratorios eran ya conocidos en la
antigua Grecia y desde entonces se han utilizado a lo largo de todos los tiempos con mayor …

Il presente documento costituisce l'aggiornamento del precedente, pubblicato nel 2001 1.
Tale esigenza scaturisce dalla constatazione che in questi ultimi 5 anni molti passi avanti …

Introduction: Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy is an evidence-based practice that has
evolved alongside changes in medical and surgical management, analgesia, the ageing …

Postural drainage enhances mucociliary clearance and produces larger sputum volumes
than an equivalent control period in disease characterised by excessive tracheobronchial …

Respiratory physical therapy (chest physiotherapy) is widely employed in thoracic medicine
but at present often lacks precision in its application and objectivity in its assessment. The …

It is evident that, over the past 10-15 years, the profession has advanced enormously in its
understanding of cardiopulmonary physiotherapy. This is demonstrated by the quality of the …

It is a challenge to keep abreast of all the clinical and scientific advances in the field of
respiratory medicine. This article contains an overview of laboratory-based science, clinical …