Mostly, Breathing is taken for granted! But you should ask the importance of breathing to people with severe asthma issues. Basically, Asthma reduces the airways inside your lungs to breathe.
Medicines such as inhaled corticosteroids & beta-agonists unclose a person’s airways that help him/her to easily breathe. Still, for some people suffering from severe asthma, all these medicines are just not enough to improve their symptoms. And all those people out who need something along with their drug treatment, the best treatment for your problem is breathing exercises.
The following are the 6 different breathing exercises, especially for asthma patients. A few of these ways are more effective than others & it will definitely relieve your asthma symptoms:
1)Diaphragmatic Breathing
The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that is located below our lungs which helps us to breathe.
In diaphragmatic breathing, one learns how to breathe from the region around their diaphragm instead of their chest.
This will help you to strengthen your diaphragm, slow your breathing, as well as decrease your body’s oxygen requirements. Follow the steps:
- To do diaphragmatic breathing, you have to lie on your back with your knees bent. Use a pillow under your knees, or sit up straight in a chair.
- Place one hand flat on your upper chest and the other hand on your stomach.
- Now breathe slowly with your nose.
- The hand on your stomach must move and the one on your chest should remain still.
- Now, breathe out slowly through pursed lips.
2) Nasal Breathing
The benefit of breathing through your nose is that it adds more humidity and warmth to the air that can help cut down any asthma symptoms.
3) Yoga Breathing
Yoga is an exercise program that includes movement with deep breathing. Many studies have proven that using the same type of controlled deep breathing as in yoga will help a person to improve asthma symptoms as well as lung function.
4) Pursed Lip Breathing
Pursed lip breathing is a method that relieves the shortness of your breath. You can practice it by firstly breathing in slowly using your nose & your mouth should be closed. Then, you purse your lips like you are about to whistle. In the end, you should breathe out using your pursed lips at a count of 4.
5) The Papworth Technique
The Papworth technique combines different types of breathing, along with relaxation training methods. It teaches a person how to breathe slowly as well as steadily from diaphragm & through the nose. Also, one learns how to manage stress, ease the breathing symptoms and even enhance the quality of life of asthma people.
Control your asthma symptoms by learning as well as practicing these exercises regularly!!!
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