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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jan 10 6:59pm | Replies (27)
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@ursala7 thank you for this comment..I recently found that using a rowing machine, which I can't do for long without getting very winded (I think because it includes using my arms) helps me clear mucus..I am going to keep at it even for short intervals. My pulmo says it qualifies as airway clearance. I'm 73 .
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@camper16 Absolutely - anything that gets the mucus moving is airway clearance.
Dr Pamela McShane is a big fan or exercise, but leaves it to the end of her presentations on airway clearance because most people don't want to hear it. But it's free! And it works my heart and muscles as well as my lungs! Triple win.
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@camper16 I bet that rowing machine does take effort! I was told by the pulmonologist "anything you can do to get winded will be well worth the effort". So that has been my mantra, especially as I get older and want to sit around more.