Breathing Exercises
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Does respiratory muscle training increase physical performance?

30 Aug 2009 Special force units and military personnel undergo demanding physical exercise and might benefit from high-intensity respiratory muscle training (RMT) by increasing their endurance performance. This study examined the effects of a 6-week ... Read more...

Effects of Qigong in patients with burnout: a randomized controlled trial.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of Qigong in rehabilitation for patients with burnout. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS: Eighty-two patients (68 women and 14 men, mean age 44.3 (standard deviation 9.1) years) diagnosed ... Read more...

Interval hypoxic training improves autonomic cardiovascular and respiratory control in patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with cardiac autonomic nervous system dysregulation. This study evaluates the effects of interval hypoxic training on cardiovascular and respiratory control in patients with mild ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Breathing Exercises'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Does respiratory muscle training increase physical performance? 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of Qigong in patients with burnout: a randomized controlled trial. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of hypoxia on blood pressure regulation: interval hypoxic training as compared to obstructive sleep apnea - the other side of the coin? 30 Jul 2009
• Interval hypoxic training improves autonomic cardiovascular and respiratory control in patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Yoga breathing, meditation, and longevity. 30 Jul 2009
• Case reports: unusual cause of shoulder pain in a collegiate baseball player. 7 Jul 2009
• Effect of slow- and fast-breathing exercises on autonomic functions in patients with essential hypertension. 29 Jun 2009
• Qigong massage treatment for sensory and self-regulation problems in young children with autism: a randomized controlled trial. 29 Jun 2009
• Energy therapies. Tapping the life force to promote well-being. 29 Jun 2009
• Learning activities to enhance research literacy in a CAM college curriculum. 29 Jun 2009
• The effects of deep breathing training on pain management in the emergency department. 29 Jun 2009
• Qigong for type 2 diabetes care: a systematic review. 10 Jun 2009
• A randomized controlled trial of a controlled breathing protocol on heart rate variability following myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 6 Jun 2009
• Rationale of the combined use of inspiratory and expiratory devices in improving maximal inspiratory pressure and maximal expiratory pressure of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 30 May 2009
• Effects of natural childbirth preparation versus standard antenatal education on epidural rates, experience of childbirth and parental stress in mothers and fathers: a randomised controlled multicentre trial. 25 May 2009
• [AFA breathing therapy to prevent burnout for teachers] 5 May 2009
• Glossopharyngeal pistoning for lung insufflation in children with spinal muscular atrophy type II. 5 May 2009
• Exercise interventions in fibromyalgia: clinical applications from the evidence. 29 Apr 2009
• [Practical methods for controlled diaphragmatic breathing in 2009: proposals for a consensus] 29 Apr 2009
• [Diaphragmatic breathing in COPD: time for a reappraisal] 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Breathing Exercises'

Definition: Therapeutic exercises aimed to deepen inspiration or expiration or even to alter the rate and rhythm of respiration.

Descriptor UI: D001945

Alternative terms: Breathing Exercises; Exercise, Breathing; Respiratory Muscle Training; Muscle Training, Respiratory; Training, Respiratory Muscle; Qigong; Qi Gong; Gong, Qi; Ch'i Kung; Kung, Ch'i;

Related Mesh Headings: Yoga;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects;

Tree Number: E02.190.525.186; E02.779.474.124;