Cardiopulmonary physiotherapists work with patients in an assortment of settings. They deal with intense issues like asthma, intense chest contaminations, and injury; they are engaged with the planning and recuperation of patients from significant medical procedures; they likewise treat a wide scope of ongoing cardiovascular and respiratory circumstances like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF) and post-myocardial dead tissue (MI). They work with all ages from untimely infants to more seasoned grown-ups toward the finish of their life.

Physiotherapists are spearheading new administration strategies for non-natural respiratory issues like hyperventilation and other pressure-related messes as well as driving the improvement of cardiopulmonary recovery and painless ventilation. Cardiopulmonary physiotherapists utilize actual modalities to treat individuals. This might include utilizing manual methods to clean tainted bodily fluid off of an individual's chest, or utilizing painless ventilation to assist an individual with breathing, or endorsing activities to further develop a patient's utilitarian activity limit.