Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises
- Original Editor - Ahmed Essam Top Contributors - Ahmed Essam, Stella Constantinides, Kim Jackson, Lilian Ashraf, Hing Long Yip, Khloud Shreif, Lucinda hampton and Oyemi Sillo
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Defenition : Diaphragmatic breathing is a type of a breathing exercise that helps strengthen your diaphragm, an important muscle that helps you breathe as it represent 80% of breathing . This breathing exercise is also sometimes called( belly breathing or abdominal breathing) .
Physiological effect : 1. It helps you cope with the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. It improves your core muscle stability. 3. It improves your body’s ability to tolerate intense exercise. 4. It lowers your chances of injuring or wearing out your muscles. 5. It slows your rate of breathing so that it expends less energy. 6. It helps you relax, lowering the harmful effects of the stress hormone cortisol on your body. 7. It lowers your heart rateTrusted Source. 8. It helps lower your blood pressureTrusted Source.
application :
Indication : 1. Post -operative pain 2. Pulmonary disease (primary or secondary) 3. Air way obstruction (COPD) 4. Atelectasis 5. Restriction of breathing due to musculoskeletal abnormality or obesity 6. Central nervous system deficit 7. Neurological patient with muscle weakness . 8. Surgical procedure such as thoracic or abdominal surgeries .
References[edit | edit source]
• Yong MS, Lee HY, Lee YS. Effects of diaphragm breathing exercise and feedback breathing exercise on pulmonary function in healthy adults. Journal of physical therapy science. 2017;29(1):85-7. • Chuter TA, Weissman C, Mathews DM, Starker PM. Diaphragmatic breathing maneuvers and movement of the diaphragm after cholecystectomy. Chest. 1990 May 1;97(5):1110-4. • Steffen PR, Austin T, DeBarros A, Brown T. The impact of resonance frequency breathing on measures of heart rate variability, blood pressure, and mood. Frontiers in public health. 2017 Aug 25;5:222. • Mendes LP, Moraes KS, Hoffman M, Vieira DS, Ribeiro-Samora GA, Lage SM, Britto RR, Parreira VF. Effects of diaphragmatic breathing with and without pursed-lips breathing in subjects with COPD. Respiratory care. 2019 Feb 1;64(2):136-44.
<ref>jivan sharma. Diaphragmatic Breathing Technique available from : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ua9bOsZTYg
