Chest physiotherapy

Chest physiotherapy

How to breathe easier with chest physiotherapy

“Just breathe.”

That might be easy for some, bringing calm thoughts and removing tension. But for those with chronic health conditions that impact airways, it’s not always a simple task.

Did you know that chest physiotherapy could help clear your airways and prevent infections? Exploring your options is the first step toward breathing easier.

Chest physiotherapy (or CPT) is a type of physiotherapy that helps clear airway secretions like mucus, improving the flow of air into the lungs. It is often called airways clearance therapy (or ACT). For someone with a chronic health condition, coughing or huffing is not enough to clear the build-up of mucus from the lungs, so this type of therapy assists with that natural process. 

Chest physiotherapy can help people with conditions such as:

  • Cystic fibrosis (CF)
  • Bronchiectasis (damaged bronchial tubes)
  • A lung abscess
  • Neuromuscular disorders (i.e. multiple sclerosis or MS)
  • Pneumonias in dependent lung regions

 

Cost and coverage

Cost and Coverage

Whether you are receiving physiotherapy, chiropractic care, massage therapy, occupational therapy or other types of rehabilitation services, most health insurance providers reimburse all or a portion of the fees.

Our clinic staff can help confirm your health insurance coverage. Your treatment may be partially or fully covered if you have extended health benefits, a worker’s compensation claim, or were injured in a motor vehicle accident.

Find a Lifemark clinic to determine the coverage options available to you which may include:

  • All third-party insurance
  • Extended health benefits
  • Worker’s compensation
  • Motor vehicle accident insurance
  • OHIP (Ontario only)

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