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Breathing Exercises. January 31, 2013. Restrictive or Obstructive?. Restrictive or Obstructive?. Paradoxical Breathing Pattern. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURfgSuv49k. Diaphragmatic Breathing. “ Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth ”
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Breathing Exercises January 31, 2013
Paradoxical Breathing Pattern • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURfgSuv49k
Diaphragmatic Breathing • “Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth” • “Push out into my hands as you breathe in”
Activity #1 • Diaphragmatic Breathing • “Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth” • “Push out into my hands as you breathe in” • Diaphragmatic Breathing w/ Sniffing • Pursed Lip Breathing (for control) • “Breathe in slowly, then out through your lips as if you were gently blowing out the candles on a birthday cake” • Positions: Reclinedsittingstandingwalking
Activity #2 • Segmental Breathing (Localized Expansion) • Lateral Costal Expansion (hooklying) • “Fill my hands with air” • Posterior Basal Expansion (sitting leaning fwd) • Self-Technique (using towel-sitting or hands-hooklying) • “Gently squeeze ribs in while breathing out”
References - Images • http://www.drnickcampos.com/health-newsletter/abdominalbreathe.jpg • http://www.hss.edu/images/articles/progression-restrictive-pulmonary-disease.jpg • http://www.thirdage.com/files/cond/inflamed-bronchus-in-the-lungs.jpg • http://www.rotech.com/respiratory/v2/health_hyper/retraining/img/retraining_3_2.jpg • http://www.medical-artist.com/assets/images/Rib-intercostal-muscle-anatomy.jpg