Physiotherapy and PROCEDURE: Practical exercise therapy

PROCEDURE: Practical exercise therapy    DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: Any therapeutic exercise or active movement which involves the use of manua...

Physiotherapy and PROCEDURE: The assessment of available active range of movement in a joint

Assessment ROM DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: The rage of movement of a joint/joints that may be performed either with or without assistance, e.g. ...

Physiotherapy and PROCEDURE: Breathing exercise to include active cycle breathing techniques; neurophysiological facilitation of respiration; breathing control

Breathing Exs DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: The use of active exercises to improve ventilation, reduce the work of breathing and to promote breath...

Physiotherapy and PROCEDURE: Postural Drainage

  Procedure : Postural Drainage DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION The use of gravity to facilitate the drainage of excess secretions from the lung CONT...

Physiotherapy and PROCEDURE: Manual techniques for the removal of bronchial secretions: percussion

Procedure : Chest Percussion DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: The application of the minimal effective mechanical force to the thorax delivered using...

Physiotherapy and PROCEDURE: Manual techniques for the removal of bronchial secretions: vibrations and shaking

Procedure : Manual Vibration and Shaking DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: The application to the thorax of a rhythmical compression force in the dire...

Physiotherapy and PROCEDURE: The application of therapeutic strapping / tapping

Procedure : Tapping /Straping DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: The application of taping to support and/or restrain movement of a specific joint(s) o...

Physiotherapy and PROCEDURE: Analysis of posture and positioning

  Procedure : Posture Analysis     DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: The detailed anatomical evaluation of the posture of an individual subject, perfo...