DIY Chest PT

[igotalife]

you've been given some great tips for helping to get mucus out .
i'd do the shower thing-drink tons of water for hydration, and clap yourself if u can-also I'd go to your nearest friend and see if they r willing to clap u a little bit and force yourself to cough it out.

for day to day maintenence-actual airway clearance (pt)-you have manual pt, you have the vest, and you have devices like an accapella or a flutter-a little plastic handheld device with a mouthpice that you breathe into and it vibrates your airways to help cough out secretions.
unfortunately there are no substitutions for these airway clearance techniques-and i think that clapping yourself in a specific spot to try to losen a plug would help, but its not effective chest pt. if someone lives alone or can't rely on someone else for manual pt, then unfort the only answer is the Vest.
hope this gave you some of the info were looking for.

 

[igotalife]

you've been given some great tips for helping to get mucus out .
i'd do the shower thing-drink tons of water for hydration, and clap yourself if u can-also I'd go to your nearest friend and see if they r willing to clap u a little bit and force yourself to cough it out.

for day to day maintenence-actual airway clearance (pt)-you have manual pt, you have the vest, and you have devices like an accapella or a flutter-a little plastic handheld device with a mouthpice that you breathe into and it vibrates your airways to help cough out secretions.
unfortunately there are no substitutions for these airway clearance techniques-and i think that clapping yourself in a specific spot to try to losen a plug would help, but its not effective chest pt. if someone lives alone or can't rely on someone else for manual pt, then unfort the only answer is the Vest.
hope this gave you some of the info were looking for.

 

[igotalife]

you've been given some great tips for helping to get mucus out .
i'd do the shower thing-drink tons of water for hydration, and clap yourself if u can-also I'd go to your nearest friend and see if they r willing to clap u a little bit and force yourself to cough it out.

for day to day maintenence-actual airway clearance (pt)-you have manual pt, you have the vest, and you have devices like an accapella or a flutter-a little plastic handheld device with a mouthpice that you breathe into and it vibrates your airways to help cough out secretions.
unfortunately there are no substitutions for these airway clearance techniques-and i think that clapping yourself in a specific spot to try to losen a plug would help, but its not effective chest pt. if someone lives alone or can't rely on someone else for manual pt, then unfort the only answer is the Vest.
hope this gave you some of the info were looking for.

 

[igotalife]

you've been given some great tips for helping to get mucus out .
i'd do the shower thing-drink tons of water for hydration, and clap yourself if u can-also I'd go to your nearest friend and see if they r willing to clap u a little bit and force yourself to cough it out.

for day to day maintenence-actual airway clearance (pt)-you have manual pt, you have the vest, and you have devices like an accapella or a flutter-a little plastic handheld device with a mouthpice that you breathe into and it vibrates your airways to help cough out secretions.
unfortunately there are no substitutions for these airway clearance techniques-and i think that clapping yourself in a specific spot to try to losen a plug would help, but its not effective chest pt. if someone lives alone or can't rely on someone else for manual pt, then unfort the only answer is the Vest.
hope this gave you some of the info were looking for.

 

[igotalife]

you've been given some great tips for helping to get mucus out .
<br />i'd do the shower thing-drink tons of water for hydration, and clap yourself if u can-also I'd go to your nearest friend and see if they r willing to clap u a little bit and force yourself to cough it out.
<br />
<br />for day to day maintenence-actual airway clearance (pt)-you have manual pt, you have the vest, and you have devices like an accapella or a flutter-a little plastic handheld device with a mouthpice that you breathe into and it vibrates your airways to help cough out secretions.
<br />unfortunately there are no substitutions for these airway clearance techniques-and i think that clapping yourself in a specific spot to try to losen a plug would help, but its not effective chest pt. if someone lives alone or can't rely on someone else for manual pt, then unfort the only answer is the Vest.
<br />hope this gave you some of the info were looking for.

 

[smccanl]

Thanks for all the great tips! The shower helped a lot. I think it hadn't worked as well before because I wasn't hydrated enough and I didn't stay in long enough. But after about a gallon of water and all the hot water my house could muster, I saw some results.

Bummer, ever since my 2nd baby I can't jog or jump without further damaging the ligaments in my messed up pelvis. But if I get desperate enough, I'll risk it.

Thanks again!
Sarah

 

[smccanl]

Thanks for all the great tips! The shower helped a lot. I think it hadn't worked as well before because I wasn't hydrated enough and I didn't stay in long enough. But after about a gallon of water and all the hot water my house could muster, I saw some results.

Bummer, ever since my 2nd baby I can't jog or jump without further damaging the ligaments in my messed up pelvis. But if I get desperate enough, I'll risk it.

Thanks again!
Sarah

 

[smccanl]

Thanks for all the great tips! The shower helped a lot. I think it hadn't worked as well before because I wasn't hydrated enough and I didn't stay in long enough. But after about a gallon of water and all the hot water my house could muster, I saw some results.

Bummer, ever since my 2nd baby I can't jog or jump without further damaging the ligaments in my messed up pelvis. But if I get desperate enough, I'll risk it.

Thanks again!
Sarah

 

[smccanl]

Thanks for all the great tips! The shower helped a lot. I think it hadn't worked as well before because I wasn't hydrated enough and I didn't stay in long enough. But after about a gallon of water and all the hot water my house could muster, I saw some results.

Bummer, ever since my 2nd baby I can't jog or jump without further damaging the ligaments in my messed up pelvis. But if I get desperate enough, I'll risk it.

Thanks again!
Sarah

 

[smccanl]

Thanks for all the great tips! The shower helped a lot. I think it hadn't worked as well before because I wasn't hydrated enough and I didn't stay in long enough. But after about a gallon of water and all the hot water my house could muster, I saw some results.
<br />
<br />Bummer, ever since my 2nd baby I can't jog or jump without further damaging the ligaments in my messed up pelvis. But if I get desperate enough, I'll risk it.
<br />
<br />Thanks again!
<br />Sarah

 

[MicheleGazelle]

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm glad it helped. But please try to avoid hurting yourself. See if hot mashed potatoes or potato soup help before you go damaging ligaments. One of the great things about potato soup is that you can put quite a bit of salt in it without it tasting "too salty". The combination of salt and water and heat inside my chest/stomach can sometimes do wonders for me. I have a couple of recipes here for how I make potato soup: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.healthgazelle.org/recipes.shtml">Recipes</a> Just scroll to the bottom of the page. If you switch to using sea salt and organic butter, potato soup can be wonderfully healing stuff. Just remember that potatoes are acidifying, so eat something alkalinizing with it, like corn, or have a small glass of diet tonic water afterwards.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm glad it helped. But please try to avoid hurting yourself. See if hot mashed potatoes or potato soup help before you go damaging ligaments. One of the great things about potato soup is that you can put quite a bit of salt in it without it tasting "too salty". The combination of salt and water and heat inside my chest/stomach can sometimes do wonders for me. I have a couple of recipes here for how I make potato soup: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.healthgazelle.org/recipes.shtml">Recipes</a> Just scroll to the bottom of the page. If you switch to using sea salt and organic butter, potato soup can be wonderfully healing stuff. Just remember that potatoes are acidifying, so eat something alkalinizing with it, like corn, or have a small glass of diet tonic water afterwards.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm glad it helped. But please try to avoid hurting yourself. See if hot mashed potatoes or potato soup help before you go damaging ligaments. One of the great things about potato soup is that you can put quite a bit of salt in it without it tasting "too salty". The combination of salt and water and heat inside my chest/stomach can sometimes do wonders for me. I have a couple of recipes here for how I make potato soup: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.healthgazelle.org/recipes.shtml">Recipes</a> Just scroll to the bottom of the page. If you switch to using sea salt and organic butter, potato soup can be wonderfully healing stuff. Just remember that potatoes are acidifying, so eat something alkalinizing with it, like corn, or have a small glass of diet tonic water afterwards.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm glad it helped. But please try to avoid hurting yourself. See if hot mashed potatoes or potato soup help before you go damaging ligaments. One of the great things about potato soup is that you can put quite a bit of salt in it without it tasting "too salty". The combination of salt and water and heat inside my chest/stomach can sometimes do wonders for me. I have a couple of recipes here for how I make potato soup: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.healthgazelle.org/recipes.shtml">Recipes</a> Just scroll to the bottom of the page. If you switch to using sea salt and organic butter, potato soup can be wonderfully healing stuff. Just remember that potatoes are acidifying, so eat something alkalinizing with it, like corn, or have a small glass of diet tonic water afterwards.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm glad it helped. But please try to avoid hurting yourself. See if hot mashed potatoes or potato soup help before you go damaging ligaments. One of the great things about potato soup is that you can put quite a bit of salt in it without it tasting "too salty". The combination of salt and water and heat inside my chest/stomach can sometimes do wonders for me. I have a couple of recipes here for how I make potato soup: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.healthgazelle.org/recipes.shtml">Recipes</a> Just scroll to the bottom of the page. If you switch to using sea salt and organic butter, potato soup can be wonderfully healing stuff. Just remember that potatoes are acidifying, so eat something alkalinizing with it, like corn, or have a small glass of diet tonic water afterwards.
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[Hermit]

In Canada we don't have the vest, and as adults we either use the pari PEP, percussion, or autogenic drainage.
I find that autogenic drainage has always worked the best for me BY FAR, because I've always been able to drain the most gunk out that way.
I suggest looking up those sites posted above and getting the technique down. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Hermit]

In Canada we don't have the vest, and as adults we either use the pari PEP, percussion, or autogenic drainage.
I find that autogenic drainage has always worked the best for me BY FAR, because I've always been able to drain the most gunk out that way.
I suggest looking up those sites posted above and getting the technique down. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Hermit]

In Canada we don't have the vest, and as adults we either use the pari PEP, percussion, or autogenic drainage.
I find that autogenic drainage has always worked the best for me BY FAR, because I've always been able to drain the most gunk out that way.
I suggest looking up those sites posted above and getting the technique down. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Hermit]

In Canada we don't have the vest, and as adults we either use the pari PEP, percussion, or autogenic drainage.
I find that autogenic drainage has always worked the best for me BY FAR, because I've always been able to drain the most gunk out that way.
I suggest looking up those sites posted above and getting the technique down. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Hermit]

In Canada we don't have the vest, and as adults we either use the pari PEP, percussion, or autogenic drainage.
<br />I find that autogenic drainage has always worked the best for me BY FAR, because I've always been able to drain the most gunk out that way.
<br />I suggest looking up those sites posted above and getting the technique down. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">