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Treating MAC without the big three?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (32)
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@mmahlik

Very helpful! Thank you!
Could someone describe how they do percussion, especially on their back? Postures either clapping seems to help me the most but I don’t really know what I’m doing.
Thanks!

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blm1007blm1007 | @blm1007blm1007 | 4 days ago

I use my full hands and cup them as best on can on my front on either side of the breast bone.
I am able to bend my arms to reach my back and use my hand in a fist position and "pound away" on the area above the waist up my back on either side of my spine.
On line you can look up a massage hammer. It has a flexible handle that I will also use for my back.
It works for me, however, we are all different in our sensitivities....you may have to be gentle to start, if you try it. It is as close as I can get to what a respiratory therapist might do in terms of percussion cupping to help move the mucus.
Barbara

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