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SUBMITTER: Morrison L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6481377 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morrison Lisa L Innes Stephanie S
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20170504
<h4>Background</h4>Chest physiotherapy is widely prescribed to assist the clearance of airway secretions in people with cystic fibrosis. Oscillating devices generate intra- or extra-thoracic oscillations orally or external to the chest wall. Internally they create variable resistances within the airways, generating controlled oscillating positive pressure which mobilises mucus. Extra-thoracic oscillations are generated by forces outside the respiratory system, e.g. high frequency chest wall osci ...[more]