MINING CLINICAL BRIEF
Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis - Supportive Airway Care
For coal-sector occupational health teams.
Background
Coal dust exposure can cause coal workers' pneumoconiosis and chronic bronchitis, with cough, mucus and breathlessness.
How Airphysio Supports Care
As a drug-free adjunct, it helps clear mucus and support ventilation alongside medical management and surveillance.
Evidence
- A systematic review and meta-analysis reported improved sputum clearance and symptom or quality-of-life outcomes with OPEP in COPD (2020).
- Three to four weeks of OPEP improved MRI-measured ventilation, dyspnoea and 6-minute-walk distance in COPD with chronic sputum (Svenningsen, 2015).
Programme Fit
Integrates with the Measure-Support-Reassess model and existing spirometry.
[REVIEW NEEDED BY: occupational medicine practitioner]
Next step Book a workplace demonstration and a 60-day Measure. Support. Reassess. pilot. Health Brands SA - tshepo@therapyonthego.co.za - 012 440 6044.
Get AirPhysio® — R945 incl. 15% VAT
Drug-free airway clearance. Fulfilled by the official SA store.
This platform records measurements taken by your health practitioner and readings you self-report. It does not diagnose or treat any condition. AirPhysio® is a trademark of its manufacturer; claims are limited to airway clearance and lung-expansion support. Items requiring specialist confirmation are marked for review before external use.