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Pulmonary rehabilitation
When someone needs to improve their lung function due to disease or genetics, rehabilitation is the care and treatment to improve lung function. Examples of exercise would be breathing control, rib expansion, effective cough, and endurance training.
Dr. Carol Van der Harst reviewed this
37 year experience in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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