Table 2 Physiotherapy activities and techniques for patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation
From: The patient needing prolonged mechanical ventilation: a narrative review
| • Muscle weakness | |
| ○ Passive and active-assisted mobilisation | |
| ○ Continuous rotational therapy | |
| ○ Postures | |
| ○ Active limb exercise | |
| ○ Peripheral muscle training | |
| ○ Neuromuscular electrical stimulation | |
| ○ Respiratory muscle training | |
| • Cough augmentation techniques | |
| ○ Manual hyperinflation | |
| ○ Percussion and vibrations | |
| ○ Mechanical In-Exsufflation | |
| ○ Percussive ventilation | |