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Therapeutic Techniques and Devices

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Rehabilitation & movement
Can Breathing Exercises Help Your Condition?
A breathing exercise may help with a particular outcome, but 'helps breathing' is too broad to judge.
Published 2024-03-06 Open the article for sources and review status.
Medicines & inhaler conversations
Correct Inhaler Use: Find the Right Instructions
Correct inhaler technique means using the instructions for the medicine and device actually prescribed to you.
Published 2024-03-06 Open the article for sources and review status.
CPAP & sleep equipment
Do You Need CPAP? Start With a Sleep Assessment
You cannot establish a need for CPAP from a symptom list or a machine advertisement. NHLBI describes assessment and a sleep study to identify the type and seriousness of sleep apnea.
Published 2024-03-06 Open the article for sources and review status.
CPAP & sleep equipment
How Sleep Apnea Is Treated
Sleep apnea is treated according to the diagnosis and the person's circumstances, not by choosing the most appealing item from a product list.
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Other respiratory concerns
How Ventilator Support Is Provided
A mechanical ventilator supports breathing by moving air into and out of the lungs. NHLBI describes it as a machine with a bellows-like action, controlled by the respiratory therapist and doctor.
Published 2024-03-06 Open the article for sources and review status.
Rehabilitation & movement
Improving a Breathing Exercise: Review the Fit
To improve a breathing exercise, first clarify what you are trying to improve. A more forceful breath or a longer practice is not automatically a better exercise.
Published 2024-03-06 Open the article for sources and review status.
Nebulizers
Nebulizer or Inhaler: The Basic Difference
A nebulizer turns liquid medicine into a mist; an inhaler delivers medicine through a handheld device.
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Home oxygen equipment
Oxygen Therapy Risks: Separate the Real Questions
Oxygen therapy has risks that need practical planning, especially fire hazards and problems with the equipment or interface.
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Home oxygen equipment
Using Prescribed Oxygen in Daily Life
The best day-to-day oxygen practices begin with a plan you understand and equipment instructions that match what was delivered.
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Rehabilitation & movement
What to Expect in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Expect pulmonary rehabilitation to start with an assessment, not a test of whether you already know the exercises.
Published 2024-03-06 Open the article for sources and review status.