Our respiratory physiotherapist, Charlotte Mee, specializes in Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation, and her focus is to improve her clients' quality of life through enhanced breathing techniques, airway clearance, and pulmonary rehabilitation. 

Why see a Respiratory Physiotherapist?

Do you have a respiratory illness? Do you experience:

• breathlessness?
• problems clearing your secretions?
• difficulty expanding your lungs fully?
• restrictions to your daily activities because of your breathing?
• reduced exercise tolerance

 

Would you like to feel more in control of your respiratory health and feel able to manage your condition more independently? Charlotte's goal is to allow you to achieve this.

How will Respiratory Physiotherapy help me and my family?

Respiratory Physiotherapy aims to empower you with education and treatment to help you and your family best care for your condition.

Whether your symptoms are mainly breathlessness, reduced chest wall movement, a problem clearing secretions, or a combination of the above, there are many treatment options to allow you to optimally manage your symptoms, and maximize your quality of life.

At the Physical Therapy Institute we can support  you and your family during an initial phase of assessment and education.  Then, we can provide regular follow-up to help maintain your continued respiratory health.  Respiratory Physiotherapy Care may be combined, if necessary, with any of the following additional services provided by PTI:

• Sports injury
• Massage therapy
• Nutritional counseling
• Pilates
• Sports Medicine and Strength and conditioning training.

 

9 Benefits of Respiratory Physiotherapy

Can provide support for the following:

Lung disease assessment and treatment i.e.  COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis, Asthma Develop your own self management plan Post surgery rehabilitation Symptoms of breathlessness, difficulty clearing secretions Education on chest clearance techniques, positioning for breathlessness Smoking cessation with education and support Community based functional Pulmonary Exercise program Education on Home Oxygen Therapy Education of inhaled medication and delivery devices