What is Breath Stacking? Never Heard of it | Pneumonia & Spinal Cord Injury | Lung Volume Therapy

FAQ: I’ve had a spinal cord injury quite a while and I have never heard of either of these techniques. Even my doctors haven’t mentioned it - so it’s not all that important for me to do, right?
Pneumonia is a leading cause of death for people with spinal cord injuries. Unfortunately, unless your breathing becomes an issue, many don’t think about breathing and lung volumes. So therapies like stacked breathing don’t always get talked about. Using the technique mimics what the body does on a daily basis, and people with lower lung capacities due to weak or absent muscles need some help stretching them for good maintenance. Ask your care provider to refer you to someone who knows about it, like a spinal cord doctor or a lung doctor.
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