Postural drainage - Postural Drainage: Uses, Benefits, and Risks

Postural drainage is often done at the same time as percussion, sometimes called clapping, which involves someone clapping on your back, chest, or sides with a cupped hand in order to shake mucus loose from the lungs.

If you have COPD , you're likely all too familiar with two bothersome and sometimes distressing symptoms: shortness of breath and chronic coughing due to the build-up of mucus in your airways.

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Step 4: Perform clapping if needed.