The use of the thoracic-abdominal rebalancing technique in a patient with acute viral bronchiolitis: an experimental report

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Ana Paula Felix Arantes


Acute Viral Bronchiolitis (AVB) commonly affects newborns and infants causing signs of mild to moderate respiratory distress, presenting in some cases, need of hospital care to these patients. Thus, despite the low evidence levels of indicating the use of conventional therapies while treating BVA, this article presents the effectiveness of the Thoracic-Abdominal Rebalancing (TAR) technique in a newborn diagnosed with BVA during his hospital stay. The ATR technique proved to be effective in improving signs of respiratory effort when used in an infant hospitalized for AVB.

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