The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the topic of respiratory rehabilitation to the forefront of patient management. In this blog Dawn Phillips and Dr Maria Pufulete look at why breathing exercises are in demand, who benefits, and how their potential benefit is being tested in patients undergoing surgery in the INSPIRE study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and registered on the ISRCTN registry.  Respiratory Rehabilitation During COVID-19 New guidance on the clinical management of COVID-19 patients has emerged thick and fast. On Twitter, there are frequent tweets from physiotherapists and intensive care unit (ICU) specialists sharing tips and promoting new information. Topics range from airway clearance techniques and the positioning of patients to different respiratory rehabilitation techniques to help those who have successfully recovered from acute COVID-19 pneumonia. Inspiratory Muscle Training Respiratory rehabilitation is often combined with inspiratory muscle training (IMT) to treat people with lung conditions. IMT is an activity which has the …