Showing posts with label cystic fibrosis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cystic fibrosis. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Aerosure Launches in Australia


Great news, Aerosure has launched in Australia. See the TV advert below:



This is really great news because 1 in 10 Australians has some form of lung disease, and associated breathlessness and dyspnoea is a significant component of reduced quality of life in most lung diseases.

See the full statistics here: Lung Disease Australia

Aerosure can be purchaed in Australia at the outlets or pharmacies below:

Actegy

ChemMart

Amcal


Sunday, 3 August 2008

improve respiratory health with youbreathe

In our lab at London South Bank University we are progressing the youbreathe research and the results are getting more and more interesting and exciting. We are currently costing up a study in cystic fibrosis patients. Cystic fibrosis and other respiratory diseases such as COPD, neurological diseases such as motor neuron disease and multiple sclerosis and some forms of cancer can lead to increased mucus production which patients often have trouble clearing. If not cleared this mucus can move into the smaller airways of the respiratory tree and even to the alveoli where it can impair the functional units of respiration, block the airways and lead to secondary problems.

Because of the oscillatory nature of youbreathe and the frequency range it operates we believe it can be of enormous benefit in promoting the clearance of mucus through altering the viscosity of the mucus, breaking the bond between the mucus and the airways and promoting the cilia to do their job and move the mucus up and out of the respiratory system.

There are other devices out there which can perform this function such as Flutter, Acapella and other laboratory equipment. The advantage of Flutter over some of the other devices is that it can be used in the home which allows greater freedom to the patient and reduced cost to the primary care trust. The feedback we have received about the Flutter is that it works but the user adherence is low.

The following is a link to a chest respiratory physiotherapy site which describes all the basic forms of sputum clearance :

Chest Physio

This is where we believe youbreathe has a significant advantage. youbreathe can not only promote mucociliary clearance but can improve respiratory system performance, which can assist those with respiratory problems get active and live as normal a life as possible. This should increase patient adherence lading to long term benefit.

The trials will hopefully be underway soon and I will report on the findings as soon as possible.

Best wishes, stay healthy.

Tuesday, 10 July 2007

youbreathe vibration breathing training and Taekwondo

Hi,
This week I want to report on some youbreathe users who have had some great success. Jaguar Taekwondo are using youbreathe as part of their training regimes and as a recovery tool during competition. They report have faster recovery profiles and greater endurance during fights.

We decided to go along and watch their latest competition which was held at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Sunday 8th July. They had 7 fighters competing in total and they finished with 2 golds, 1 silver and 3 bronzes, which could have been higher if not for injury.
I always feel immensely proud when I see youbreathe users doing well. I am not saying that their success is down to youbreathe but that youbreathe has played even a small part in their success. This is immensely gratifying for me.




Watching these athletes was also incredible. Then speed, stamina and skill they demonstrated was exceptional. They are coached by Dr Dave Cook who is a biomechanist, and he has done a great job with his athletes.




Cystic Fibrosis
Tomorrow I have a meeting with a cystic fibrosis clinician who wants to use youbreathe for his patients. We have known for a long time now that as well as breathing improvements, we can also utilise youbreathe for clearing mucus in cystic fibrosis, asthma, cancer plus other diseases. This is why we created youbreathe, to solve problems like this, and I hope youbreathe can be available to everyone who needs it. After all youbreathe is for everyone who breathes!