Buteyko Approach
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Here is an approach for asthma treatment nothing about php however, it
would be helpful for asthma sufferers.
Summary: Hyperventilation - OverBreathing, cause disturbance of
various gases, patient's blood that resulting with some illnesses
including asthma..
Note: Text taken from http://www.buteykoclinic.com/
The Buteyko Method
Unique footage and translation of the Late Professor Buteyko with his
patients.
The following terms are interchanged but mean the same thing -
overbreathing,
hyperventilation, big breathing, (deep breathing is a direct
translation from the Russian word. A
better term is big breathing)
Background to the Method
The Buteyko Method was discovered by Russian Doctor Konstantin Buteyko
on the 7th October
1952. Over the following decades he refined and applied his program.
He sadly passed away on
the 2nd May 2003.
As a young doctor, Buteyko's work involved sitting for hours at his
sick patients bedsides to
monitor their progress. Over time, he noted that as his patients
health deteriorated, their
breathing got heavier. A thought struck him that possibly this heavy
breathing which causes a
disturbance of various gases within the blood including the delivery
of Oxygen to tissue and
organs was having an impact on his patient's health.
After teaching himself to correct his breathing volume thus enabling
him to recover from
hypertension, he instructed his patients to become aware of their
breathing and to stop
breathing such a large amount or in other words to breathe less than
what they were used to. He
began to observe that his patients got better quite quickly with some
of them completely
recovering from their conditions.
Buteyko is one of the first people in the world to recognize and apply
correct breathing volume
as a way to help ones health. His method is unique in that it is the
only breathing exercise
developed which measures relative breathing volume. The Control Pause
as it is called (see
below) involves measuring the breath hold until one feels the first
urges to breathe. The
significance of the Control Pause is also explained below.
Many people in the western world breathe too much (clinically known as
chronic
hyperventilation) and it is primarily due to our modern lifestyles.
The difficulty in diagnosing
chronic over breathing is that while the breathing volume can be as
much as two to three times
the norm- it is hidden. However, typical characteristics of an over
breather include mouth
breathing, regular sighing, large breaths prior to talking, breathing
loud during rest etc.
What is taught during the Buteyko Method?
The aim is to recondition patients breathing to normal levels. This
involved:
1.
Learning how to unblock nose naturally using special breath hold
exercise
2.
Switching from mouth breathing to nasal breathing.
3.
Breathing exercises to bring breathing volumes to normal levels. (By
relaxation of the
diaphragm until an air shortage is felt.)
4.
How to participate in physical exercise without hyperventilating.
5.
Special exercises to stop coughing and wheezing.
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6.
Small lifestyle changes are necessary to assist with this, thus
facilitating the road to full
recovery.
Some of the symptoms of overbreathing:
"Chronic hyperventilation can affect any organ or system to different
degrees." - Dr. Claude
Lum
The respiratory system in the form of wheezing, blocked nose, loss of
smell and taste,
runny nose, post nasal discharge, breathlessness, coughing, chest
tightness, frequent chest
infections, frequent yawning and snoring.
The nervous system in the form of poor concentration, dizziness, light-
headed feeling, ,
numbness, sweating, dizziness, brain fog, vertigo, tingling of hands
and feet, faintness,
trembling and headache
The heart; typically a racing heartbeat, pain in the chest region, and
a skipping or irregular
heartbeat.
The mind, including some degrees of anxiety, frustrated/restless/
irritable, tension,
depression, apprehension and stress.
Other general symptoms include mouth dryness, fatigue, difficulty
falling asleep, waking up
at night, waking up tired, reduced productivity, embarrassed, bad
dreams, nightmares, dry
itchy skin, sweaty palms, increased urination such as bed wetting or
regular visits to the
bathroom during the night, diarrhoea, constipation, general weakness
and chronic
exhaustion.
Fifty years on, the Buteyko method has gained momentum and accredited
practitioners can be
found in a number of countries throughout the Western world.
Measure your relative breathing volume with the Control Pause.
Central to the Buteyko method is a measurement of how long you can
comfortably hold your
breath for.
Try it for yourself: (taken from the book Close Your Mouth)
Sit down and adopt a reasonably straight posture.
Take a small breath in and a small breath out. (small means that it is
not noticeable)
Hold your nose on the 'out' breath, with empty lungs but not too
empty. Holding your nose is
necessary to prevent air entering into the airways.
Count how many seconds you can comfortably last before you need to
breathe in again.
Release your nose and breathe in through it.
Your first intake of breath after the CP should be no greater than
your breath prior to taking
measurement; you should not hold your breath for too long as this may
cause you to take a
big breath after measuring the CP.
The level of carbon dioxide in the body determines the length of time
the breath can be held: a
higher level of carbon dioxide corresponds to a longer breath hold.
What is the significance of the CP (comfortable breath hold time)
If the morning CP is less than twenty seconds then;
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Depending on genetic predisposition, symptoms such as coughing,
wheezing, breathlessness,
exercise induced asthma, snoring, colds, chest infections and fatigue
may be present.
If the morning CP is between 20 and 40 seconds then;
Main symptoms have gone but it is possible to develop symptoms if
exposed to a trigger.
If the morning CP is greater than forty seconds then;
No symptoms are present.
If the morning CP is forty seconds for six months;
Asthma free
Please note that the morning CP is the most accurate measurement of
progress.
The Comfortable breath hold time is indicated by CP. The lower the
breath hold, the greater the
breathing volume and the greater your symptoms. For example, a very
severe asthmatic will
have a control pause of less than ten seconds. Corresponding to this
is large volume breathing
often through the mouth.
An asthmatic with a CP of 40 seconds will never experience wheezing,
coughing, breathlessness
or associated symptoms. In this situation, it is very difficult to
detect ones breathing as it is so
quiet, calm and gentle.
How effective is the Buteyko Method?
The Buteyko Method has been subject to five trials in the western
world. In all trials, results
concluded a significant improvement to quality of life with 70% less
asthma symptoms such as
wheezing, breathlessness and coughing. A 90% less need for reliever
medication and a 50% less
need for preventer steroid medication within three to six months.
The trials also demonstrated a direct correlation between breathing
volume and reduced
symptoms and need for reliever medication. Another factor was the fact
lung function was
maintained the same after the trial. Taking into account that
preventer medication was halved
with no deterioration of lung function, this was indeed very positive.
The conclusion of Gisbourne trial (1) as published in NZ Med J is as
follows;
"BBT is a safe and efficacious asthma management technique. BBT has
clinical and potential
pharmaco-economic benefits that merit further study."
A table comparison table taken from page 3 of NZ children's trial 6 as
published in NZ Med
Journal
Brisbane 1 Gisborne 2 Nottingham 3 NZ Children 4
Beta-agonist reduction
95%* 85% 100%* 66%
(reliever)
Inhaled steroid reduction 49% 50% 41.5%** 41%
**Nottingham did not attempt reductions in inhaled steroid use until
assessment of airways
hyper-reactivity was finished.
References:
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1.
Bowler SD, Green A, Mitchell CA. Buteyko breathing technique in
asthma: a blinded
randomised controlled trial. Med J Aust. 1998;169:575-8. Available
online. URL:
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/xmas98/bowler/bowler.html Accessed
May 2006.
(asthma clinical studies)
2.
McHugh P, Aitcheson F, Duncan B, Houghton F. Buteyko breathing
technique for asthma: an
effective intervention. N Z Med J. 2003;116(1187). (asthma clinical
studies) URL:
http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/116-1187/710/
3.
Cooper S, Oborne J, Newton S, et al. Effect of two breathing exercises
(Buteyko and
pranayama) in asthma: a randomised controlled trial. (asthma clinical
studies) Thorax.
2003;58:674-9.
4.
McHugh P, Aitcheson F, Duncan B, Houghton F. Buteyko breathing
technique and asthma in
children: a case Series. (asthma clinical study) NZMJ 19 May 2006, Vol
119 No 1234. URL:
http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1234/1988/
©2007 The Buteyko Clinic All rights reserved
http://www.buteykoclinic.com/
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