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Chest physical therapy is the term for a group of treatments designed to improve respiratory efficiency, promote expansion of the lungs, strengthen respiratory muscles, and eliminate secretions from the respiratory system. The purpose of chest physical therapy, also called chest physiotherapy, is to help patients breathe more freely and to get more oxygen into the body. Chest physical therapy includes postural drainage, chest percussion, chest vibration, turning, deep breathing exercises, and coughing. It is usually done in conjunction with other treatments to rid the airways of secretions. These other treatments include suctioning, nebulizer treatments, and the administration of expectorant drugs. This book outlined the most recent methods of assessment and treatment of the chest physiotherapy according to latest UK guidelines.

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Hady Atef is a teacher assistant of physical therapy for cardiovascular/respiratory disorders and geriatrics at the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University. He had a lot of researches about cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.

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