Breathing Pattern Disorder Info & Aids

Health and wellness

Our daily posture and habits are feeding into subtle breathing pattern disorders that is probably more prevelant than we realize.

Health \u0026 Wellness

Breathing with normal respiratory mechanics has a potent role in the musculoskeletal system. Respiratory mechanics play a key role in both posture and spinal stabilization. Respiratory mechanics must be intact for both normal posture and spinal stabilization. There is a dynamic interaction between the key muscles of respiration.[1] Dysfunction in one can lead to a dysfunction in the other (co-dependency). During respiration, there is a need for stabilized cervical and thoracic spine in order for other muscles to act, moving the ribs up or down. In case of instability, rib cage could present mechanical alterations leading to insufficient respiratory dysfunction, influencing all muscles involved such as diaphragm, intercostals or abdominals due to adapted contraction patterns based on muscles’ force-length curve. Thus, it could be suggested that inspiration and expiration strength could be lessened in patients with neck pain.[2]

Learning to Breathe

This is the final blog on breathing pattern disorders and presents the main ideas that represent how my clinical practice has changed with regards to treatment. Before I started studying BPD more c…

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Breathing Pattern Disorders: Where Do They Fit In?

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Breathing pattern disorders and physical therapy, breathing assessments and physical therapy, The Eclectic Approach, Rayner and Smale, Sian Smale

Breathing

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