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Downtown office
Midtown office
274 Madison Ave, Suite 1001,
NY 10016
Monday – Friday
08:00 AM – 07:00 PM
19%
lower odds of premature death for adults with a primary care provider
67B
would be the annual amount US save If everyone saw a primary care provider
33%
adult with a primary care saves, over people who only see specialists
Breathing trouble
What is Breathing trouble?
Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, is the feeling that you can’t get enough air into your lungs. It might feel like your chest is tight, you’re gasping for air or you’re working harder to breathe. Heart and lung conditions are common causes of dyspnea.
Symptoms :
Primarily, shortness of breath symptoms will always accompany some other symptoms, which will vary based on the underlying disease, condition, or disorder.Some of those extra symptoms to consider are :
- Coughing of blood
- Cough that gets severe with time
- Coughing up yellow, light brown, clean or green mucus
- Sore throat
- Sneezing
- Nasal congestion
- Wheezing
Causes :
It is important to understand the shortness of breath causes first to get better treatments. Most of these cases take place because of lung or heart conditions.The dyspnea that comes suddenly has limited causes, including :
- Anaphylaxis
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Heart attack or heart failure
- Heart arrhythmia
- Sudden blood loss
- Collapsed lung
- Pulmonary embolism
- Upper airway obstruction
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Treatment
Physical Therapy:
Physical therapy is considered beneficial in those patients with some long-lasting respiratory conditions like bronchitis, asthma, and more. The primary focus is to improve aerobic capacity through cardiorespiratory training. Some of the cardiorespiratory training will be jogging, walking, cycling, or running. Some of the other breathing exercises like pursed-lip breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, and incentive spirometry can be performed to address shortness of breath at night but only under the professional supervision of a well-trained physiotherapist. Couching and huffing techniques are used to clear secretions from the lungs, which might have accumulated due to infection. Resistance training is also used for increasing lung capacity and thoracic expansion. Those positions are prone position and high-side lying. Our Physical Therapist in New York works with each patient to develop programs to meet their specific needs.