Abstract

Physiotherapists are important clinical team members in intensive care units, respiratory wards, outpatient clinics and palliative care services [1]. In recent years, the evidence base for the use of physiotherapy in the form of appropriate exercises has grown in many areas, ranging from intensive care to chronic respiratory conditions [2,3]. Respiratory physiotherapy is not a new concept. Deep breathing exercises have been practiced for over a century to strengthen the chest, lungs, and stomach. Respiratory physiotherapy is primarily concerned with maintaining and restoring an individual’s maximum respiratory functional ability [4]. It involves examination/assessment, planning and execution of treatment in form of respiratory exercises with step by step intervention and re-assessment.