{"id":5263,"date":"2007-07-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5263"},"modified":"2007-07-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-09T00:00:00","slug":"breathing-exercises-asthma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/breathing-exercises-asthma\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathing Exercises Cut Asthma Symptoms by a Third"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breathing exercises cut asthma symptoms.According to The Independent<\/a>, breathing exercises can cut asthma symptoms by a third.<\/p>\n

The Papworth Method is a sequence of breathing and relaxation exercises that was developed in England in the 1960s. The technique was recently test in a randomized, controlled trial, and patients who learned the method experienced a third less symptoms.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Holloway, a research physiotherapist and leader of the study, says, ‘Some of us who use it know it works but there was no scientific evidence. That is why I did the study. Younger doctors don't know about it – over the last several decades the emphasis has been on medication.’<\/p>\n

‘It is about breathing like Richard Burton [the Welsh actor] who delivered his lines from deep down in his abdomen,’ continues Holloway. ‘It is not just psychological, it is physical – patients need to learn to drop their shoulders, relax their tummies and breathe calmly and appropriately. They gain greater control and confidence.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to The Independent, breathing exercises can cut asthma symptoms by a third. The Papworth Method is a sequence of breathing and relaxation exercises that was developed in England in the 1960s. The technique was recently test in a randomized,… <\/p>\n