Osteopathic Family Physician, 2023/12, 15(4):28-32. doi: 10.33181/13106, type of study: ,cr,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Keywords:

bronchiectasis [1]
case report [736]
chronic obstructive lung disease [2]
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [31]
COPD [40]
OMT [3925]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3946]

Abstract:

Bronchiectasis is an uncommon chronic obstructive lung disease caused by chronic airway inflammation leading to irreversible bronchial dilation and destruction of medium-sized airways. In this case, we treated a bronchiectasis patient with a combination of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) techniques including myofascial release and lymphatic techniques as adjunctive treatments in addition to other pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies; OMT was shown to improve subjective symptoms of airway congestion as well as reduce frequency of emergency room visits and hospital admissions for this patient.