Off-Pump vs On-Pump CABG: What Changes for the Physiotherapist?
Understand off-pump versus on-pump CABG, including surgical differences, pulmonary complications, mobilisation timing and key implications for physiotherapy.
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Plain-language summary of the latest evidence on a clinical question.
Understand off-pump versus on-pump CABG, including surgical differences, pulmonary complications, mobilisation timing and key implications for physiotherapy.
Learn how inspiratory muscle training works, how to prescribe 30–50% MIP, which devices are used and what evidence supports IMT in COPD, CABG and ICU patients.
Learn the components, duration, outcome measures and evidence for pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD, ILD and other chronic lung diseases.
Dry needling is the insertion of a thin filament needle into a myofascial trigger point without injecting any substance.
Explore how modern evidence is reshaping sternal precautions after cardiac surgery. Learn the principles of Keep Your Move in the Tube (KYMITT), current research, and practical physiotherapy advice for post-sternotomy patients.