The methodology
ORCA-Flow brings respiratory therapy approaches (RTA / RP, following the Brazilian standard) into the plan — structured techniques that improve breathing mechanics, airway clearance and lung function, dosed to each child.
Method · ORCA-Flow
ORCA-Flow.
Respiratory therapy — structured breathing and lung-function work (RTA / RP, to the Brazilian standard) that supports the breath behind every movement.
What it is & why
ORCA-Flow, in plain terms.
ORCA-Flow is our respiratory-therapy approach (RTA / RP — the Brazilian standard), supporting breathing, airway clearance and lung function in children whose motor condition affects respiration.
Why we use it. Strong, clear breathing underpins endurance, voice and safety — so ORCA includes respiratory work whenever a child’s profile needs it.
Supports breathing & lung function
Airway clearance & endurance
Complements active motor work
Part of the whole-child ORCA plan
The how & the why
The how, and the why.
Why it helps
Strong, efficient breathing underpins endurance, voice, trunk control and overall health. For children whose conditions affect respiration, working the breath directly makes the rest of therapy — and daily life — easier.
Candidacy
Is ORCA-Flow right for my child?
Which children benefit?
Children whose neuro-motor condition affects breathing, airway clearance or stamina — respiratory work is woven into the wider plan.
Is it done with the other therapy?
Yes — ORCA-Flow is integrated with active movement work, not done in isolation, so breath and movement improve together.
How do we track it?
Against breathing, endurance and functional goals — see assessment & tracking.
"Movement runs on breath. Train the breathing, and everything else has more to give."
— Lead physiotherapist, Apexa QLA
Part of The ORCA Method
Every method at Apexa is one instrument in a larger whole — see how ORCA-Flow fits the overall ORCA architecture.
Part of one architecture
ORCA-Flow inside the ORCA Method.
ORCA-Flow works at its best inside the ORCA structure — applied at the right time, for the right goal, alongside active movement for your child.