TY - JOUR T1 - Chest Physical Therapy in Acute Viral Bronchiolitis: An Updated Review JF - Respiratory Care SP - 1541 LP - 1545 DO - 10.4187/respcare.01890 VL - 58 IS - 9 AU - Guy Postiaux AU - Bruno Zwaenepoel AU - Jacques Louis Y1 - 2013/09/01 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/58/9/1541.abstract N2 - We describe the various therapies for infant acute viral bronchiolitis and the contradictory results obtained with chest physical therapy. The treatment target is bronchial obstruction, which is a multifactorial phenomenon that includes edema, bronchoconstriction, and increased mucus production, with a clinical grading defined as severe, moderate, or mild. Chest physical therapy is revisited in its various modalities, according to preliminary scoring of the disease. ER -