Sunday, January 20, 2008
Breathing Pattern Retraining
Breathing Pattern Retraining and Exercise in Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
"Smaller breaths conserve energy in the short term but contribute to respiratory muscle fatigue and hyperinflation as the work of exercise increases or is prolonged."
"A properly designed breathing retraining program in which patients with COPD learn to control their pattern of breathing under the stress of performing different modes of exercise at increasing intensity and duration may markedly decrease dyspnea and improve gas exchange."
AACN Clinical Issues -Volume 12, number 2, pp 202-209 (c) 2001 AACN
