Breathing Exercises
Breathing comes naturally, except for those who currently have chronic asthma. When an asthma attack becomes apparent, their chests become tight, making it difficult to breathe, and it does cause problems because it may also induce panic attacks. While corticosteroids and beta-agonists can immediately relieve people living with severe asthma, it will be much better if an asthmatic knows the benefits of breathing exercises.
Doctors haven’t promoted breathing exercises because they thought they didn’t work. Still, recent studies have shown that these exercises could help asthmatics breathe easier and live a better quality of life. Accordingly, medical experts recommend the following breathing exercises to help asthmatics manage their conditions: Buteyko, diaphragmatic, nasal, Papworth, pursed lip, and yoga.
These breathing exercises all try to induce slower, deeper breathing incorporating different parts of the body to help the asthmatic relax and retain control of themselves. Typically, the onset of an asthma attack can cause agitation and panic resulting in the person breathing faster and not receiving enough oxygen. With these breathing exercises, asthmatics are told to relax and regain control of their faculties to help control the onset of the attack.
