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    Re: Incentive spiormetre

    Hi,

    Just a disclaimer - i am a neuromusculoskeletal physio, not a cardioresp physio...

    But i think the theory behind the upside down usage is that to blow and hold one or two balls up (triflo incentive spirometer), then you will need to have taken a deep breath to begin with.

    Some people find the inhalation difficult and so can't do even one ball up. To encourage the patients by giving them an achievment, again * i think *, you turn the spirometer upside down.

    THerefore, upside down is a level lower than one ball up during inhalation.

    Obviosuly, the ideal is for nice, equal, lateral basal expansion but i guess anything deeper than what they are doing is better than nothing.

    I hope that helps. I haven't looked for any research to back up my claims i am afraid...just personal experience.


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    Re: Incentive spiormetre

    thanx..ya dat has helped a bit to alleviate my query..


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    Re: Incentive spiormetre

    its helps me also


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    Re: Incentive Spirometry

    the use of the spirometery upside down to do expiratory breathing exercise,
    which is mainly used in COPD, it will give the patient some feed back about their force of blowing
    i hope that helps



 
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