Diaphragmatic breathing training and walking performance in chronic airways obstruction.
Eight patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis and moderate disability entered a pilot study of the effects of controlled diaphragmatic breathing. They received three weeks of placebo physiotherapy (shoulder exercises) followed by three weeks of instruction on controlled diaphragmatic breathing. No beneficial effects were observed on exercise performance or the perceived strain of exercise.
D000368:Aged; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests