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Cardiac and respiratory health
Your ability to supply your lungs, heart and circulatory system with the oxygen it needs to maintain a physically active lifestyle depends on your ‘cardiorespiratory fitness’ or ‘aerobic capacity’. If this is compromised, you will experience difficulty breathing (i.e. coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath) and experience limitations to your vitality or even your sense of well-being.
Physiotherapists are skilled in managing acute and chronic respiratory and cardiovascular conditions and can help you to improve the function and capacity of your cardiorespiratory system. 2
Your physiotherapist may use breathing and secretion clearance techniques, and prescribe exercise to increase your strength and endurance.