jess and anisha yes the application of breathing exercises on icu patients or the patients who must remain in bed for an extended period of time is a very critical task but with great care and regular testing and checkups we can apply it boldly.

i have pointed out a few breathing techniques other than the traditional breathing exercises.

1. insentive respiratory spirpmetry:
it is a form of ventillatory traning emphasizing sustained maximum inspirations. a synonymous term is sustained inspiratory maneuver, which is performed with or with out specification.
it increases the volume of air inspired.
the patient have to take three to four slow,easy breaths than place the spirometer and maximally inhale through the spirometer and hold the inspiaration for few seconds.


2. segmental breathing:
in this patient is taught to emphasize on localized areas of lungs while keeping others quit.hypoventilation occurs in certain areas of lungs because of chest wall fibrosis,pain and muscle guarding after susgery.

3. pursed lip breathing: it is thought to keep airways open by creating backpressure in airways.

4. glossopharyngeal breathing: it is used to increase patients inspiratory capacity when there is severe weakness of inspiratory muscles.