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Gaceta Médica Boliviana
Print version ISSN 1012-2966On-line version ISSN 2227-3662
Abstract
PABLO JALDIN, Juan; PENA, Mauricio and TELLEZ, Fátima. Respiratory Therapy for COVID-19 patients with active disease . Gac Med Bol [online]. 2021, vol.44, n.1, pp.64-68. ISSN 1012-2966.
Postural drainage involves a combination of techniques, including multiple positions to drain the lungs, percussion, vibration, deep breathing, and coughing. Chest physical therapy, including percussion and postural drainage techniques, allows gravity to remove mucus build-up in the lungs in COVID-19 patients with respiratory distress. These techniques also help open both airways and deliver more oxygen to the air sacs and improve circulation to the lungs.
Keywords : postural drainage; respiratory; respiratory drainage.