Effect of professional physiotherapy on patients with non CF bronchiectasis – a preliminary study

Introduction: Non CF bronchiectasis is a rising entity around the world with developing diagnostics and evolving treatments being researched in the past few years. It is a pathological final common pathway of different etiologies and a thorough evaluation of the patients should be sought to establish a specific diagnosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of professional respiratory physiotherapy on the patients in which a specific diagnosis was not established. Method: Eight young patients with bronchiectasis who are under follow up at our pulmonary center in Tel Hashomer were evaluated. Specifi…