Physiotherapy assessment of breathing pattern disorder: a qualitative evaluation.

Objectives: To explore physiotherapists' opinions of physiotherapy assessment of Breathing Pattern Disorder (BPD).

Methods: Qualitative study using focus groups (FGs) with reflexive thematic analysis and survey methods. The survey was distributed via social media and email to UK specialist physiotherapy interest groups.

British Thoracic Society Quality Standard for Clinically Significant Bronchiectasis in Adults 2022.

This British Thoracic Society Quality Standard for Clinically Significant Bronchiectasis in Adults 2022 aims to encourage good practice by setting standards of high-quality respiratory care that services should follow.

Pilot study of physiotherapist-led versus music therapist-led breathing control exercises for young adults living with breathing pattern disorder: a randomised controlled trial protocol.

Introduction: Breathing pattern disorder (BPD) is an abnormal breathing pattern associated with biochemical, biomechanical and psychophysiological changes. While physiotherapy is often offered, limited evidence-based therapies for BPD are available. Music therapy-based singing exercises have been shown to improve quality of life for individuals with respiratory conditions and may also be beneficial for individuals living with BPD.

Physiotherapy for large airway collapse: an ABC approach.

Large airway collapse (LAC) describes the phenomenon of excessive, abnormal, inward movement of the large airways ( trachea and/or main bronchi and/or bronchus intermedius) occurring during the expiratory phase of the respiratory cycle. It is an increasingly well-recognised problem and a prevalent comorbidity in other chronic respiratory conditions ( COPD and asthma). LAC is associated with pervasive respiratory features such as a barking cough, exertional dyspnoea and an increased propensity to lower respiratory tract infection.

Primary care implications of the British Thoracic Society Guidelines for bronchiectasis in adults 2019.

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for Bronchiectasis in adults were published in January 2019, and comprise recommendations for treatment from primary to tertiary care. Here, we outline the practical implications of these guidelines for primary care practitioners. A diagnosis of bronchiectasis should be considered when a patient presents with a recurrent or persistent (>8 weeks) productive cough.

British Thoracic Society guideline for bronchiectasis in adults.

The full British Thoracic Society Guideline for Bronchiectasis in Adults is published in . The following is a summary of the recommendations and good practice points. The sections referred to in the summary refer to the full guideline.

Novel assessment tool to detect breathing pattern disorder in patients with refractory asthma.

Background And Objective: Breathing pattern disorder (BPD) can co-exist with and mimic asthma, acting to amplify symptoms and confound assessment of disease control, resulting in inappropriate treatment escalation. The aim of this research was to report the utility of a novel breathing pattern assessment tool (BPAT) to detect BPD in treatment-refractory asthma.

Methods: As a component of a multidisciplinary assessment, adult patients referred with treatment-refractory asthma underwent respiratory physiotherapy assessment to diagnose BPD.

The reproducibility and responsiveness of the lung clearance index in bronchiectasis.

Lung clearance index (LCI) is a potential clinical outcome marker in bronchiectasis. Its responsiveness to therapeutic intervention has not been determined. This study evaluates its responsiveness to a session of physiotherapy and intravenous antibiotic treatment of an exacerbation.

Airway clearance strategies in cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

Many patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis present with common symptoms in clinical domains that appear to benefit from airway clearance strategies. These symptoms include chronic productive cough, retention of excessive, purulent mucus in dilated airways, impairment of normal mucociliary clearance (MCC), atelectasis, breathlessness, fatigue, respiratory inflammation, fever, infection, and airflow obstruction. Airway clearance strategies may involve singular and focused interventions for the purpose of removing secretions and improving lung recruitment and gas exchange in patients with atelectasis.