title: [Chronic hyperventilation syndrome. The role of respiratory re-training].
abstract: This study compares three non-pharmacological approaches to the chronic hyperventilation syndrome (CHS). Eighteen subjects were evaluated at the start of the study then one and 6 months after having received in a random fashion one of the following treatments: group I (teaching approach of one hour on the respiratory physiology of the CHS and on breathing techniques; n = 5); group II (same approach as in group I with breathing retraining of 8 sessions; n = 8); group III (same as group II with the addition of a modified Jacobson's progressive relaxation; n = 5). Whereas all three groups had a similar symptomatic score at the beginning of the study (although subjects of group III had in general higher scores and were symptomatic for a longer period), our results show that all subjects improved after 4 weeks, those in group II showing the greatest improvement (p < 0.05). This confirms the relevance of applied and repeated pedagogy in approaching subjects with the CHS.
authors.affiliation: Service de Psychosomatique, Hôpital du Sacré-Caeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Monday
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gautrin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cartier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016857:Hypocapnia / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008448:Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate; D008449:Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology; D013577:Syndrome; D013990:Tidal Volume
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide
vernacular_title: Le syndrome d'hyperventilation chronique. Rôle de la rééducation respiratoire.