The Role of Physical Therapy in the Afflictions of the Respiratory Apparatus

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate in an applied and practical manner the efficiency of the respiratory physical therapy methods and methodologies on the patient diagnosed with asthma and its advantages in the adequate physical therapy treatment. Furthermore, the theoretical update of this topic through a more recent specialization literature brings forward a major benefit of treating asthma. The objectives of the paper: increasing the respiratory volumes with the help of specific physical therapy, reeducating correct breathing, invigorating the respiratory muscularity, educating the patient in terms of ideal positions before the crisis, resisting to effort. Summing up all these objectives and relating them to the patient’s life, the main objective of this study was to highlight the improvement brought in the quality of the patient’s life. By implementing physical therapy.