30 April 2011
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A spirometer is used to blow slime off animals in the computer game Creep Frontier
Could computer games be the solution for persuading children with cystic fibrosis to complete their physiotherapy?
The genetic condition leads to the build-up of thick mucus in the lungs.
Physiotherapy, including breathing exercises, is used to clear the lungs and open up the airways.
Carys, aged 12, from Glasgow, has two sessions a day, – but as her mother, Michelle McMonagle, says: “There is a conflict between what she wants to do and what she knows she has to
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