Time to give you guys another tool. This one is especially important for patients with COVID-19, and it’s not terribly often that we get an objective measure for exertion. I’ve found the counting talk test to be critical in quantifying exertion in my patients with respiratory diagnoses. This measure is phenomenal for taking breathlessness inContinue reading “The Counting Talk Test”
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Airway Clearance Techniques
Thanks for checking out the first blog post in this series about respiratory interventions for Rehab Clinicians! Airway Clearance Techniques (ACTs) are best practice for patients who are in acute exacerbation, sub-acute exacerbation, or are stable with obstructive lung conditions.Long-term management of obstructive lung disorders including cystic fibrosis, COPD, bronchiectasis, and chronic bronchitis, and thoseContinue reading “Airway Clearance Techniques”
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…
Depending on your setting and expertise, you may or may not be asked to take on a special role during this time. There are some resources to assist you from the World Confederation of Physical Therapy. But don’t feel like you have to do everything. We have such a varied skill set as a professionContinue reading “Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…”
