Introduction: Spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare but serious complication of tuberculosis. Miliary tuberculosis (MT) severe form secondary to hematogenous spread Mycobacterium Objective: To report case MT complicated by pneumothorax. Methodology: This was 25-year-old patient, farmer, followed up at the Pneumo-phtisiology department CHU du Point G for whose condition improving after introduction...

BACKGROUND--Autogenic drainage has been suggested as an alternative method of chest physiotherapy in patients with cystic fibrosis. In this study autogenic drainage was compared with the active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBT) together with postural drainage. METHODS--Eighteen patients with cystic fibrosis took part in a randomised two-day crossover trial. There were two sessions of one met...

Background: Vocal cord paralysis is disabling and can lead to morbidities such as dysphagia, dysphonia aspiration. It also loss of quality lives productivity in sufferers. An appropriate understanding etiologies, signs symptoms, diagnosis management are essential offering patients treatments. This article discussed a case report the physiotherapy assessment patient with vocal paralysis. Case Pr...

iotherapists are vital members of the multidisciplinary team providing a spectrum of care from acute respiratory to rehabilitation. The education and training of physiotherapists and their role in relation to other health professionals such as nurses and respiratory therapists varies greatly. This withstanding, physiotherapy is reported to be an integral part of patient management in the intens...

In Italy more than 50,000 cardiac interventions are currently performed every year, 40% of which require valve implantation. The clinical characteristics of patients who undergo cardiac surgery have changed radically over the last decade: due to advances in perioperative care, older and moderateto-severe risk patients are now more frequently being referred to cardiac surgery, highlighting a nee...

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been widely and safely used in the treatment of sleep disorders but has not been previously utilized for therapy of pulmonary atelectasis in adults. We observed three patients with significant atelectasis which was refractory to conventional chest physiotherapy. Bronchoscopy was not a viable therapeutic option in any patient. Therapy with con...

SIR,-A noteworthy point on which I differ from the opinion expressed in your commendable leading article (9 December, p. 563) is in the statement that "physiotherapy has no place in the treatment of status asthmaticus." It has been our custom during the past three years in this hospital (which is part of Helsinki University Central Hospital), in addition to other routine treatment in cases of s...

2 Kolan Hastanesi Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Endometriosis is an important gynecological disorder which is characterized by proliferation of the functional endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, affects most commonly the ovaries and less frequently the gastrointestinal tract, chest, urinary tract, and soft tissues. Endometriosis invading the sciatic nerve i...

Chest physiotherapy (CPT) is a commonly used technique in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. This study examines the hemodynamic and metabolic changes associated with CPT and measures the attenuation by two doses of intravenous fentanyl (1.5 micrograms/kg and 3.0 micrograms/kg) on these changes. Heart rate, systolic and mean blood pressures, cardiac output, oxygen consumption (VO2...