Dr Vivienne Travlos is a Respiratory Physiotherapist at the MND Association of Western Australia and Principal Physio at Breathe Physio. She has a PhD, MSc of (Management of hildhood Disability) a GradCert in university teaching. This episode is all you want to know about neuro respiratory. We chat neuromuscular disorders, respiratory pathophysiology and disease, night respiration, airway clearance, assessment and measurement, intervention according to severity. Also heard answers to listeners questions - evidence base, physio role across the complex disability continuum of care.

2.03 Welcome & Career Pathway

8.59 PhD – Adolescents with NMD physical health & mental wellbeing

12.59 What are neuromuscular disorders? What resp issues occur?

18.25 Night respiration issues

21.49 NIV

26.15 Lung volume recruitment

31.00 Airway clearance

39.46 EBP in neuro respiratory

43.19 Key outcome measures

49.22 Lung tissue integrity

52.49 Future proofing

1.00.44 Reflection

Links & Resources

Email: [email protected]

Physiotherapists: A vital part of MND multi-disciplinary care

Viviennes' LinkedIn

Vivienne's phd papers/ research gate

Neuro Respiratory Physiotherapy Academy (Jac Agostinello)

MND Western Australia

MND Victoria

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