Drainage, Postural
Synonyms
Drainage, Postural Respiratory
Drainage, Pulmonary Postural
Drainage, Respiratory, Postural
Postural Drainage
Postural Drainage, Pulmonary
Postural Respiratory Drainage
Pulmonary Postural Drainage
Respiratory Drainage, Postural
A rehabilitation therapy for removal of copious mucus secretion from the lung of patients with diseases such as CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; BRONCHIECTASIS; PULMONARY ABSCESS; or CYSTIC FIBROSIS. The patient's head is placed in a downward incline (so the TRACHEA is inferior to the affected area) for 15- to 20-minute sessions.