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This book intend to provide for the treatment of bronchiectasis.Bronchiectasis is one of the most common diseases in the rural and industrialareas of India. There are reports of high prevalence in relatively isolated populations with poor access to health care and high rates of respiratory tract infections during childhood.Bronchiectasis is an abnormal dilatation of the bronchi associated with obstruction and infection. Clinically, Bronchiectasis is defined as an abnormal dilatation of medium size bronchi and bronchioles (about the fourth to ninth generations), generally associated with previous, chronic necrotizing infections within these passages.Even though both ACBT and Postural Drainage techniques are found to have significant effect in clearing the airways, the Active cycle of breathing technique has a better effect than the postural drainage and thereby improving pulmonary function in patients with bronchiectasis.

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Thangavelu, Karthikeyan
Dr.Karthikeyan completed D.LITT from Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka and PhD from Ramakrishna mission Vivekananda University,coimbatore . Presently working as a clinician cum researcher at Physiotherapy center at NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. He has published more than 80 research papers and 37 books in reputed publisher.

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