Functional Lungs

06/05/2025

💙 WORLD ASTHMA DAY 2025 💙

Did you know…physiotherapists play a KEY role in . This infographic from in 2022 still applies and was written in conjunction with our very own Director and Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist Mitchell Taylor 🤓 and Dr Sonia Cheng APAM 📝

Click on our profile for the full article! 🔗 🔗

03/04/2025

📣 📣 Interested in a Long COVID update ? Join Jessica DeMars, Scott Peirce and Dr Todd Davenport from ONLINE! Recordings will be made available.

🌎 WORLDWIDE webinar times (2.5 hours)
• Auckland, NZ, Sat 4th April 7am
• Sydney, AU, Sat 4th April AEST
• Vancouver, CA Fri, 4th April 11am PDT
• London, UK Fri, 4th April 7pm BST

Swipe for a preview of the content and registration details in my profile or ⬇️⬇️

https://shorturl.at/UgqPO CLOSING in 24 hours ‼️

17/03/2025

Our senior physiotherapists Mitch and Hiuy took a trip north to to hear all about it Dysfunctional Breathing so we can better help our clients across the lifespan - adults AND children! 🫁 💭

Thank you Nicki Barker and Charlotte Wells who travelled all the way from the UK 🇬🇧 to pass on their expertise down under.

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05/02/2025

🫁 Do you have breathing challenges and a diagnosis of lung cancer? 🌬️ Read on to see how we can help ⬇️⬇️

💭 Through advice and exercise, we may be able to:
- Reduce your shortness of breath whilst walking
- Support your journey following the diagnosis
- Reduce the risk of pneumonia should you require surgery

💪 Click the link in our bio to find out more

04/02/2025

🎉 WELCOME Kat Symeou 🎉
Respiratory Speech Pathologist

Kat will be joining our rooms from next week and we are super excited about the skills she brings!

Kat skills stem from a background in Respiratory and Critical Care Speech Pathology including tracheostomy management, swallowing disorders, voice disorders and upper airway dysfunction. Kat uses lateral thinking and enjoys using her advanced level of knowledge in anatomy and physiology to assess and manage laryngeal functions and improve her client’s quality of life.

Kat specialises in:
📍Flexible Endoscopic Evaluations (FEES)
📍Swallow assessments
📍Voice disorders
📍Upper Airway dysfunction including assessment and management of Chronic Cough/Laryngeal Hypersensitivity
📍Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction and Breathing Pattern
Disorders

Find more details about Kat on our website 🌐

30/12/2024

What a way to close out 2024. A huge effort by the group putting this one together.

Wishing everyone Merry Christmas and a Happy new year.

Looking forward to an exciting 2025 with a few big projects already on the horizon.

08/11/2024

A huge congratulations to Prof Jennifer Alison on her inspirational career as a clinician and researcher shaping the field of respiratory physiotherapy. A mentor to me and many in the field. All the best in retirement!

31/10/2024

Upper airway collapse is a significant barrier to effective implementation of mechanical insufflation and exsufflation.

Currently collapse is primarily identified post treatment by assessing flow/volume curves, making titration slow and tedious.

Using real time ultrasound to assess the vocal cords will be a game changer to identify real time upper airway collapse to enable optimal, real time treatment optimisation.

02/10/2024

Welcome Bryce to The Little Physio and Functional Lungs team!! 🎉🎉

Bryce is our resident exercise guru with a degree in Exercise Science and Rehabilitation. He is currently furthering his knowledge studying a masters of physiotherapy at the University of Technology Sydney. Bryce brings a wealth of passion and fun into his therapy sessions with experience as a kids gymnastics trainer, sports trainer and Jambaroo fun expert.

07/08/2024

🎉 NEW COURSE 🎉

Introducing our brand new "Cardiorespiratory Core" 🫁

Run by Titled Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapist Mitchell Taylor our Cardiorespiratory Core delves into essential respiratory physiology and pathology including COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis and Interstitial Lungs Diseases. This course specifically is designed for:

Nurses
Junior Doctors
Exercise Physiologists
Pharmacists
Occupational Therapists
Speech Therapists
Allied Health Assistants

Quality guarantee🥇
Our courses have been endorsed by the Lung Foundation Australia and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand as a part of the Lung Learning Hub.

For more information see
www.functionallungs.com/practitioners-courses

07/08/2024

04/07/2024

Great to see the results of the Brensocatib bronchiectasis trial I have worked on over the last 3 years starting to come out! Thanks to all our patients who participated and all patients all around the world who gave up their time to be a part of this. Early results show:
- reduced exacerbation frequency
- reduced time to first exacerbation
- preservation of spirometry
- reduced severe exacerbations
- improved QOL scores