Working out with cystic fibrosis – Interview with strength training blogger Carola Landerer
Carola Landerer has cystic fibrosis. In this interview, the 24-year-old describes how she started working out and what respiratory therapy means for her.


Carola Landerer has cystic fibrosis. In this interview, the 24-year-old describes how she started working out and what respiratory therapy means for her.

Daily nebuliser therapy is routine for people with cystic fibrosis or primary ciliary disease. Clinicians and patients report on treatment compliance.

Physiotherapist Marlies Ziegler demonstrates helpful exercises for acute respiratory distress and panic attacks: positions that make breathing easier, pursed lip breathing, contact breathing.

People who have rare diseases often are not diagnosed for a long time and after much suffering. Personal accounts of two people with the genetic disorder PCD.
The articles found on the PARI Blog are written by the PARI Blog editorial team. The editorial team consists of PARI employees as well as external guest authors and freelance editors, some of them suffering from severe respiratory diseases themselves.