Chest physiotherapy in pediatric practice.
Chest physiotherapy (CPT) in children is generally considered as a separate and specialized treatment modality that should be rendered only by a physiotherapist. Actually this is not difficult if one has a proper understanding of the basic concept and principle behind the maneuver. This article aims at making CPT simple, so that it could be incorporated in routine pediatric practice for managing respiratory ailments.
Balachandran
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Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India. dr_abalachandran@hotmail.com
Shivbalan
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Thangavelu
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D002648:Child; D015916:Drainage, Postural; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D010474:Percussion; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D013909:Thorax; D014732:Vibration