Chest physiotherapy: lung volume recruitment techniques and cough augmentation (assisted cough techniques)
Royal Hospital for Children for Patients, Carers & Visitors
Warning
For many people with a neuromuscular disorder, muscle weakness can affect the breathing muscles. This means that it is difficult to:» take in a large breath (inhalation)
» clear your chest using controlled breaths out (exhalation)
» cough
This leaflet explains some of the Lung Volume Recruitment Techniques and Assisted Cough Techniques that your physiotherapist has taught you.
