Breathing exercises for asthma: panacea or placebo?
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Breathing exercises for asthma: panacea or placebo?
B reathing is easy—we all do it all of the time from the moment we are born. So why should it be necessary to teach people how to breathe? How is it possible to get something wrong when it appears so simple? And, if it is wrong, can it be corrected? In this issue of Thorax Holloway and West report a randomised trial of adding the Papworth technique—a combination of breathing and relaxation exer...
متن کاملThe Innovation Pill: Placebo, Panacea or Paradigm?
To be competitive in this changing world, it is necessary to put an emphasis on coming up with new ideas, products, and services that add value. This solution is simply termed as “innovation” by many executives and has become the buzzword not only in the business world but also in all areas including education and politics. The overuse and generalisation of the term “innovation” has led to a lo...
متن کاملBreathing exercises for asthma: a randomised controlled trial.
BACKGROUND The effect of breathing modification techniques on asthma symptoms and objective disease control is uncertain. METHODS A prospective, parallel group, single-blind, randomised controlled trial comparing breathing training with asthma education (to control for non-specific effects of clinician attention) was performed. Subjects with asthma with impaired health status managed in prima...
متن کاملBreathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma: Comparative Effectiveness Executive Summary
The goal of asthma treatment is to achieve asthma control, as evidenced by normal or near normal pulmonary function, maintenance of normal activity levels, and minimal need for short-acting beta2-agonist inhalers for “quick relief” of asthma symptoms (≤ twice per week).4 Persistent asthma treatment includes the use of long-term control medications (most commonly inhaled corticosteroids [ICS]) t...
متن کاملThe effect of yoga breathing exercises on asthma control in 5-11 year-old children with asthma
Background & Aim: The goal of asthma treatment and management is its control. Yoga is one of the complementary treatments which is used to control asthma. This study aimed to determine the effect of yoga breathing exercises on asthma control in 5-11 year-old children with asthma. Methods & Materials: In this quasi-experimental study, 84 children with asthma, aged 5-11 years, referred to Asthma...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.084707