positioning a patient so that gravity helps clear secretions. The patient is positioned or tilted at an angle usually with head and lungs downward. Chest P.T. may also be done at the same time.
a method of tilting the baby in various positions to allow mucus to drain easily from his lungs.
A physical therapy procedure for chronic lung disease such as bronchiectasis or lung abscess. The patient is placed so that the involved part of the lung is higher than the trachea and the head. Forced coughing in this position helps clear the lungs and bronchial tubes of harmful accumulated secretions.
Uses gravity to help remove lung secretions, e.g., mucus. The person is tilted by lowering the top of the bed by about 45cm and then placed in different positions for short periods.
positioning oneself in certain postures to allow gravity to help drain mucus or phlegm from the lungs.
Positioning the head lower than the chest so that gravity can be used to help clear the lungs of mucous.
A method of draining the lungs in which the patient is placed in an inverted position so that fluids are drawn by gravity
Facilitation of the flow of secretions from various parts of the lung into the airways and throat so that they can be cleared and expelled from the lungs more easily by individuals as they assume various positions. Often required by students with Cystic Fibrosis and other lung diseases. Requires expertise and training to perform. ( 4-21)
The positioning of the body to assist in removal of fluids from the lungs.
Using gravity to help the clear lungs of mucus by positioning the head lower than chest.
A type of physical therapy done on the chest of CF patients to help loosen and break up mucus in the lungs to aid in its removal. It incorporates positioning the body in such a way as to use gravity as an aid in the mucus removal.
The positioning of a patient so that the involved lung segments are perpendicular to the ground thereby using gravity to assist in removal of excess secretions
Drainage used in bronchiectasis and lung abscess. The patient's body is positioned so that the trachea is inclined downward and below the affected chest area Dorland's Medical Dictionary.. Postural drainage is essential in treating bronchiectasis and patients must receive physiotherapy to learn to tip themselves into a position in which the lobe to be drained is uppermost at least three times daily for 10-20 minutes. most patients find that lying over the side of the bed with head and thorax down is the most effective position Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine..
