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Naturopathic Medicine and the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Published in Stephen T. Sinatra, Mark C. Houston, Nutritional and Integrative Strategies in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
In a RCT of 79 patients using Device-Guided-Breathing-Exercises (DGBE), hypertensive medicated participants spent 15 minutes per day practicing deep breathing at home. Blood pressures were measured at home and in office over an 8-week period. By the end of the study, the participants using DGBE had a reduction in SBP of 5.5 mmHg and DBP of 3.6 mmHg.76 These results from the previous two studies show that breathing devices, commonly available to patients, can help lower blood pressure by assisting with deep-breathing exercises. Moreover, reductions in blood pressure can be seen weeks after cessation of treatment.
Summary, Review, and Final Thoughts
Published in Melissa G. Hunt, Aaron T. Beck, Reclaim Your Life From IBS, 2022
Melissa G. Hunt, Aaron T. Beck
In Chapter 3, I then strongly suggested that you regularly practice one or more relaxation techniques to help turn stress off. Since the physiological arousal associated with stress can actually make GI symptoms worse, reducing physiological arousal can be very helpful. Deep breathing, done correctly, is a particularly useful exercise because it can be done anywhere, anytime, without anyone noticing. Even if imagery and/or progressive muscle relaxation work well for you – and it’s great if they do – I suggest you keep working on deep breathing until you can feel yourself relax after two or three deep breaths. It can actually optimize intestinal motility and can reduce cramping and urgency, which helps you feel more in control and less anxious about being not more than 30 seconds away from a bathroom at all times.
Taking Care of the Caregiver
Published in Lisa Zammit, Georgeanne Schopp, Relational Care, 2022
Lisa Zammit, Georgeanne Schopp
Deep breathing along with clenching and relaxing muscles is another opportunity for stress reduction and relaxation promotion. Count and regulate breathing, tighten muscle groups starting with the toes and working up to the forehead. Try to isolate each group. For example, tighten toes … two … three … relax … two … three. Do this twice before moving up to ankles. Concentrate on maintaining a slow, steady pace. Attention to detail provides greater relaxation and stress relief. This exercise is particularly helpful in bed when preparing to sleep.
Risk factors for seroma formation after axillary lymph node dissection with special focus on the impact of early shoulder exercise
Published in Acta Oncologica, 2023
Gunilla Borg, Looket Dihge, Karin Johansson
Instruction for exercise (Steps 1–5):Deep breathing exercise with your hands placed on your breast.Activate your scapular muscles by pressing your arms close to the body and slowly push your arms down along the body.Elevate both arms over the head as far upwards as possible.Place your arm on the operated side at a right angle to your body with your elbow bent. Stay in this position relaxing for 2–3 minutes until the feeling of tightness eases (Figure 2).Move your shoulder and arm in 10–15 cycling movements, and at the same time clench and open the fist in a pumping action.
Effects of mento-physical exercises on mental fatigue of shift work
Published in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022
Vahideh Mohammadi Nezhad, Hamideh Razavi, Mahdi Mohammadi Nezhad
Mento-physical exercises were practiced during the inter-shift breaks after 7.5 h of continuous work. Based on the sport psychologist’s recommendations, the active rest protocol included deep breathing, isometric and isotonic exercises, and progressive relaxation for 30 min at the inter-shift break time, which is depicted in Figure 3. The duration of the exercise was taken from the World Health Organization guideline [44]. Relaxation aims to avoid the source of attention and focus on reducing the subject’s consciousness of tension in his/her mind and body. Deep breathing exercises increase oxygen intake and the release of carbon dioxide, which helps muscle and mental relaxation, accordingly. In total, exercise, relaxation and deep breathing reduce stress [45], consequently reducing stress-related mental and physical fatigue [46]. Breathing exercises included 12 deep controlled breathes, each set for 10 s.
“I’ve learned to look at things in a different way”: exploring patients’ perspectives on participation in physiotherapist delivered integrated stress inoculation training and exercise for acute whiplash
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2022
Alma Viviana Silva Guerrero, Jenny Setchell, Annick Maujean, Michele Sterling
Many of the participants discussed the importance of dealing with stress through the different SIT components taught by the physiotherapists, as they believed they were able to reduce their stress and pain with these techniques. Ten participants mentioned the abdominal breathing component as the most beneficial way to deal with stress and reduce pain. For example, P6 mentioned, “Definitely, the deep breathing one I was able to use in other situations, not just pain;” and P12, “Actually, to be honest, teaching me how to deal with stress through breathing (laughs). I’ve applied that to other areas of my life (laughs);” and some participants said that this technique was very important at the beginning when they were experiencing more severe pain, for example, “the breathing helped me initially to work my way through the pain” P5.