Breath of life: Integrating innovation and continuity in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy

In the evolving landscape of healthcare, cardiorespiratory physiotherapy stands as a critical pillar in restoring respiratory and cardiac function, particularly among vulnerable patients. This discipline, rooted in science and refined through clinical experience, now spans a spectrum of care settings ranging from the high-acuity environment of intensive care units (ICUs) to community-based pulmonary rehabilitation and personalised breathing retraining. The cover image, portraying a physiotherapist delivering lung expansion therapy in an ICU, showcases this visual narrative. It not only reflects the discipline’s role in acute and emergency care but also symbolises the broader, patient-centred journey of recovery that physiotherapists expertly guide across settings.
The cover image was generated using ChatGPT 3.0 (OpenAI, 2025) with the prompt “Delivering physiotherapy in the ICU”. Generated June 07, 2025