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Physiotherapy interventions in the BTS guidelines on the management of asthma (2011): a need for change?
  1. Roman Nowobilski1,
  2. Maciej Plaszewski2,
  3. Tomasz Wloch3,
  4. Piotr Gajewski4,
  5. Andrzej Szczeklik4
  1. 1Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, Institute of Physiotherapy, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
  2. 2Institute of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport in Biala Podlaska, University School of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland
  3. 3Department of Rehabilitation, University School of Physical Education, Cracow, Poland
  4. 4Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University, School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland
  1. Correspondence to Professor Roman Nowobilski, Department of Medicine, Institute of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland; roman.nowobilski{at}uj.edu.pl

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201418

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    Updates to the British Thoracic Society (BTS) asthma guidelines have been recently highlighted by Turner and colleagues.1 ,2 To our concern, the content on physiotherapy interventions has not been revised or updated since the 2006 version.

    We reviewed the contents of the new BTS guidelines relevant for physiotherapists. The timescale for literature search indicates that the relevant section was last updated in February 2006, with coverage in …

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