The physical therapy was mainly based on re-expansion and
bronchial hygiene, achieving satisfactory outcome with low number of sessions.
Compounding the
bronchial hygiene problem, the retained secretions provide a perfect medium for the colonization of microbes.
Conscientious
bronchial hygiene is essential in the treatment of CF.
The following forms of
bronchial hygiene therapy are sometimes useful: postural drainage with percussion and/or vibration, high frequency compression/oscillation therapy, flutter valve, intra-pulmonary percussive ventilation, and positive expiratory pressure therapy.
The therapeutic mainstays for bronchiectasis are antibiotics and
bronchial hygiene.
Compounding the
bronchial hygiene problem further is the fact that retained secretions provide a perfect medium for the colonization of microbes.