Sometimes she couldn’t do her work as an epidemiologist. She was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a condition in which your heart starts to race when you stand up because of a problem with your autonomic nervous system’s ability to regulate blood flow. She says she also experienced light-headedness, fainting, and a rapid heartbeat. “I never felt fully recovered,” says Zeiger.įor four months after she contracted COVID-19 Zeiger says she was extremely fatigued and suffered from brain fog and severe migraines (which she had not had before). She developed widespread pneumonia in both lungs, and was prescribed antiviral medications and supplemental oxygen at home. That changed, however, when she got a breakthrough COVID-19 infection in July of 2021 despite being fully vaccinated against it. “I was fitter than someone else in the general public who didn’t spend their life as a competitive athlete,” says Zeiger. (Remember, the Ironman is no walk in the park it includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike portion, and 26.2-mile run.)Īfter her competitive racing days, she continued to run, hike, snowshoe, and cycle regularly. She won the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in 2008. Zeiger came in fourth place in the 2000 Sydney Olympic triathlon and fifth at the Ironman World Championships that same year. Stay in this position for at least 5 minutes if you can and try to do some deep breaths.Joanna Zeiger, 51, of Boulder, Colorado, used to be in great physical shape.Place pillows under your hips and knees so that your hips are higher than the level of your chest.Lie on your back with your head flat and your knees bent.This may help clear phlegm from the base of your lungs. Stop an exercise if you have heartburn or feel sick during it. Wait for at least 1 hour after a large meal before starting these exercises. These exercises may not work if your phlegm is very thick and sticky. How effective they are will depend on the thickness or stickiness of your phlegm. These positioning exercises use gravity to help clear phlegm that has built up. You can help to move the phlegm using different positions. It is easier to clear phlegm if it's in the middle of your chest or central airways. You can get a build up of phlegm in the lungs, particularly in the bottom or sides of the lungs. Positioning exercises to clear phlegm (postural drainage) Take your time with each breath.Īfter the exercise you can gently clear your phlegm by huffing. Feel the hand on your belly go in and use it to push all the air out. Breathe out through pursed lips like you are whistling.The hand on your tummy should move more than the hand on your chest. Take a deep breath through your nose and let your tummy push your hand out.Put one hand on your tummy just below your ribs and the other hand on your chest.Make sure you are comfortable and your chest and shoulders are relaxed. You can do this many times during the day in any place or position. Deep breathing techniqueĭeep breathing is a simple technique to expand your lungs and help clear your phlegm. Give yourself time to rest before and after doing any exercises. keep active and do gentle physical activity.drink plenty of fluids to stay well hydrated.keep upright as much as possible unless a physiotherapist advises you to try other positions.There are breathing exercises and positioning exercises that can help clear phlegm better. Keep clearing the phlegm from your lungs to improve your lung condition and reduce the chance of getting chest infections. It is how the lungs and airways keep themselves clear. This is normal after respiratory infections.
You may find that you are still coughing up phlegm or mucus after an infection with COVID-19 (coronavirus).
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