Abstract:| Background: Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) is regularly used as a self-administered airway clearance technique. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the need to teach the correct use of the PEP device and to measure the progress of the success rate of the maneuver after training. Method: A PEP system (PariPEP-S Sytem) was used to generate PEP in 30 healthy volunteers. They were instructed by a qualified physical therapist to breathe correctly through the PEP device. Then they were evaluated d… Show more
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