Active Cycles of Breathing Technique (ACBT) versus conventional chest physical therapy on airway clearance in bronchiectasis A crossover trial

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 193-198

  Syed, Nafeez ^a   Maiya, Arun G ^a   Siva Kumar, T ^a  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ACB; Chest physiotherapy; PFT; Sputum volume; Sputum weight

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CYCLE OF BREATHING TECHNIQUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 72049105073     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14038190802294856     Document Type: Article

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