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Chest Physiotherapy

Physical Rehabilitation Therapy

Chest physiotherapy, or CPT, is a group of treatments generally performed by physical therapists and respiratory therapists in which breathing is improved through the indirect removal of mucus from a patient's breathing passages.

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Asthma, Conditions
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Bronchitis, Conditions
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Chest physiotherapy (CPT) are treatments generally performed by physical therapists and respiratory therapists, whereby breathing is improved by the indirect removal of mucus from the breathing passages of a patient.
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Chest physiotherapy (Wikipedia)
  • Treats: Asthma, Lead: treats Asthma
    CPT are treatments which are performed on people who have mucus dysfunction in respiratory disease conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis.
  • Treats: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Lead: treats Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    CPT are treatments which are performed on people who have mucus dysfunction in respiratory disease conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis.
  • Treats: Cystic Fibrosis, Lead: treats Cystic Fibrosis
    CPT are treatments which are performed on people who have mucus dysfunction in respiratory disease conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis.
  • Treats: Bronchitis, Lead: treats Bronchitis
    CPT are treatments which are performed on people who have mucus dysfunction in respiratory disease conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis.
  • Treats: Bronchiectasis, Lead: treats Bronchiectasis
    CPT are treatments which are performed on people who have mucus dysfunction in respiratory disease conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis.
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