background: the purpose of the present study was to assess the efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions on the anxiety among thalassemic children undergoing venipuncture. patients and methods: this was a clinical trial on 60 thalassemic children aged 6-12 years undergoing venipuncture. children were randomly divided into three groups: control, bubble making and regular breathing exercise. ...

Introduction  Mechanical ventilation may be lifesaving intervention,It can be associated with complications,Thus,successful weaning is constitutive.One of the factors which is  important in successful weaning is  method of weaning. It is shown that  weaning is conducted successfully by using Spontaneous Breathing Trial (SBT) through T-piece and pressure support (PS) ventilation.But few studies ...

BACKGROUND Physical assessment of breathing is an important component of physical therapy evaluations. However, there are no standardized reference values of breathing movements available for use in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to determine the 3-dimensional distances of observational points on the thorax and abdomen during breathing in healthy subjects and to assess the ef...

BACKGROUND The mechanisms underlying breathing exercises have not been fully elucidated. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of four on breathing exercises (diaphragmatic breathing, inspiratory sighs, sustained maximal inspiration and intercostal exercise) the on breathing pattern and thoracoabdominal motion in healthy subjects. METHOD Fifteen subjects of both sexes, aged 23 ± 1.5 years old a...

Paced breathing has shown efficacy in fibromyalgia (FM), but the mechanisms associated with symptom change are largely unknown. We investigated whether changes in respiratory rate (RR) alone resulted in autonomic changes during normal, paced, and mechanically assisted breathing in untrained FM patients and controls. Participants included 20 FM patients and 14 controls matched for age and body m...

Abstract The determination of respiratory parameters via respiration induced surface movements the upper body has been subject research for many years. displacements 102 motion capture markers were evaluated in this study terms their information content with respect to tidal volume recorded parallel using a spirometer. Independent breathing types (spontaneous breathing, abdominal or chest breat...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION Diaphragmatic breathing is known to have a beneficial effect on the cardiopulmonary system, and enhances parasympathetic activation. We evaluated the influence of diaphragmatic breathing on time domain measures of heart rate variability in diabetics and healthy subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 122 type 2 diabetics and 94 healthy subjects (controls) were randomly al...

HRV (heart rate variability) analysis is a widely employed method to assess cardiac autonomic nervous system activity. Accurate HRV measurement is critical to its value as a diagnostic and prognostic tool. Different breathing patterns may affect HRV, but results obtained under static conditions are conflicting. HRV indices decrease considerably during systemic inflammation evoked by experimenta...

Breathing, although unconscious and often overlooked, is a central aspect of our whole being one most vital functions. This review paper aims at investigating the physiological as well neuropsychological benefits breathing training techniques. In addition, we examine effectiveness mobile applications in upgrading human health wellness. Finally, discuss role metacognition breathing, only means p...