Resources · Managing Your Condition

Day-to-day management.

Everyday routines, home therapies and inhaler technique, and what to do when a flare-up starts.

A–Z of Conditions Managing Your Condition · area 02 of 07 Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy

Your roadmap

Your Plan & Flare-ups

3 guides

Your day-to-day routine, and knowing how to spot and act on a flare-up early.

Your planYour Plan for Managing Your ConditionThe building blocks, daily routine and traffic-light action plan.At homeRecognising a Flare-upSpotting an exacerbation early and acting on it.At homeUnderstanding Your Rescue PackWhat a pack contains and how to read your own written action plan.

At home

Home Therapies & Equipment

6 guides

Using, cleaning and caring for the therapies and devices you use at home.

At homeNebulised TherapyHow it works, what is commonly nebulised at home, and where it fits in your day.At homeeChamber Portable Nebuliser ProUsing, cleaning and caring for your eChamber.At homeOxygen in the HomeTypes of home oxygen and using it safely.At homeNIV (CPAP & BiPAP)Breathing support through a mask, explained.At homeExercise at HomeHow hard it should feel, a balanced week, and five chair-and-wall exercises.At homeGravity-Assisted PositioningUsing position to help clear the chest and improve breathing and oxygen.

Device technique

Puffers & Inhalers

17 guides

Start with getting your technique right, then find your device. Step-by-step technique for 15 devices, each with real photos and examples.

Start hereGetting Your Inhaler Technique RightThe steps every inhaler shares, the slow-vs-fast breath, and the common mistakes.SectionPuffers & Inhalers — all devicespMDIs & spacers, soft-mist, and dry-powder inhalers — 15 device guides.DevicePuffer (Pressurised Metered-Dose Inhaler)The classic press-and-breathe puffer.DevicePuffer with a SpacerA puffer fired into a clear chamber that you breathe from.DeviceAccuhalerA round disc inhaler: slide the lever, then breathe in quickly and deeply.DeviceAerosphereA press-and-breathe puffer for daily maintenance medicines.DeviceAutohalerA puffer that fires by itself as you breathe in.DeviceBreezhalerPut a capsule in, click to pierce it, then breathe in quickly and deeply.DeviceEasyhalerShake, click to load, then breathe in quickly and deeply.DeviceElliptaSlide the cover open, then take one long, steady, deep breath.DeviceGenuairPress the button to load, breathe in hard, then check the window has turned red.DeviceHandiHalerDrop a capsule in, press the button to pierce it, then breathe in slowly until it rattles.DeviceRapihalerA press-and-breathe puffer holding budesonide and formoterol.DeviceRespimat (Soft Mist Inhaler)A soft-mist inhaler: turn the base, then breathe in slowly as you press.DeviceSpiromaxLooks like a puffer: open the cover fully, then breathe in quickly and deeply.DeviceTurbuhalerTwist the base back and forth to load, then breathe in quickly and deeply.DeviceZondaPut a capsule in, press the button to pierce it, then breathe in quickly and deeply.

These resources are for general education and are not a substitute for individualised assessment by a qualified clinician. If your symptoms change suddenly or severely, seek urgent medical care.