“What are the lung exercises you would recommend for an asthma patient?”
My daughter is 13 years old and is severely asthmatic. I am considering physiotherapy to strengthen her lungs. What exercises would you recommend in this condition?
2 Answers
Breathing exercises are very important, breathing deep from the nose and exhaling from the mouth, repeat that exercise during the day. If you feel there are some secretions, ask your daughter to cough and get rid of that. Breathing this way will help you daughter's lungs and strengthen the breathing muscles.
There are a number of diaphragmatic exercises to help improve her breathing but without seeing her in person, I would not be comfortable in getting too specific in my prescription. See your local physio and they would be able to get her the specific exercises she requires.
