Physiotherapy Specialty
Cardiopulmonary
Cardiac rehabilitation, respiratory physiotherapy, airway clearance and exercise tolerance.
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Peripheral Artery Disease: Supervised Exercise for Claudication
Recognize exertional limb symptoms, coordinate vascular assessment and plan structured walking for stable intermittent claudication.
Interstitial Lung Disease: Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Desaturation and Functional Goals
An evidence-informed framework for exercise assessment and pulmonary rehabilitation in interstitial lung disease, with individualized oxygen monitoring.
Stable Heart Failure: Exercise Prescription, Monitoring and Escalation
Screen exercise readiness, select an individualized aerobic and resistance dose, and monitor symptoms during rehabilitation for stable heart failure.
Post-COVID Rehabilitation: Recognizing Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation
A practical, evidence-informed guide to post-covid rehabilitation: recognizing post-exertional symptom exacerbation, with safety screening, clinical reasoning, intervention progression and outcome-based reassessment.
After Critical Illness: Functional Mobility and Rehabilitation
A safety-led framework for restoring mobility after intensive care.
Heart Failure Rehabilitation: Exercise Prescription, Monitoring and Progression
An evidence-informed guide to exercise rehabilitation for medically stable heart failure.
Interstitial Lung Disease: Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Exercise and Oxygen-Aware Monitoring
A clinical rehabilitation guide to exertional dyspnea, desaturation, exercise prescription and progression in interstitial lung disease.
Bronchiectasis: Airway Clearance and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Personalizing airway clearance and exercise rehabilitation for adults with bronchiectasis.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Prescription: From Risk Stratification to Training
A practical framework for individualized aerobic and resistance training in cardiac rehabilitation using 2026 ESC guidance.
COPD Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Assessment, Exercise Dose and Progression
Translate GOLD guidance into a safe, measurable pulmonary rehabilitation plan for COPD.
Cardiac Rehabilitation After MI or PCI: Assessment, Exercise Prescription and Monitoring
A practical cardiopulmonary rehabilitation lesson on secondary prevention, exercise assessment, aerobic and resistance training, symptom monitoring and safe progression after myocardial infarction or PCI.
Cardiac Rehabilitation: From Screening to Exercise Progression
A clinical-level guide to the structure of cardiac rehabilitation, baseline assessment, aerobic and resistance training, monitoring, progression, warning symptoms and outcome measurement.
COPD Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Exercise, Breathlessness and Functional Progression
A clinical guide to assessment, aerobic and resistance training, breathlessness monitoring and self-management in COPD pulmonary rehabilitation.
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Stable Heart Failure: Deciding Whether and How to Begin Exercise
A simulated case on exercise readiness, baseline assessment and individualized rehabilitation in chronic heart failure, with emphasis on recognizing possible decompensation.
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COPD Rehabilitation: When Exertional Breathlessness Needs a Rethink
A simulated pulmonary rehabilitation case requiring the clinician to distinguish expected exertional dyspnea from a concerning change in exercise response.
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COPD After Exacerbation: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Planning
A cardiopulmonary case that links exertional symptoms, exercise capacity and pulmonary rehabilitation planning.
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