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.