Pursed Lip Breathing Exercise to Reduce Shortness of Breath

Vatwani, Archana

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2018.05.005

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“…17,22 In addition, pursed lip breathing exercises have been shown to improve breathing efficiency and reduce symptoms of dyspnea. 23 Therefore, we could speculate that these combined effects may be achieved through reversing the postoperative pathophysiological reduction of postoperative lung volume, respiratory muscle function, and mucociliary clearance to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications.…”

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Perioperative breathing training to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A randomized controlled trial

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether perioperative breathing training reduces the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Setting: University hospital. Subjects: A total of 240 patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery participated in this study. Intervention: The enrolled patients were randomized into an intervention or control group. Patients in the intervention group received perioperative breathing training, including deep breathing and coughing exercise, balloon-blowing exercise, and pursed lip breathing exercise. The control group received standard perioperative care without any breathing training. Main measures: The primary endpoint was the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications. The secondary objectives were to evaluate the effect of perioperative breathing training on arterial oxygenation, incidence of other postoperative complications, patient satisfaction, length of stay, and hospital charges. Results: The incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in the breathing training group was lower than that in the control group (5/120 [4%] vs 14/120 [12%]; RR 0.357, 95%CI 0.133–0.960; P = 0.031). In addition, PaO2 and arterial oxygenation index on the first and fourth days after surgery were significantly higher in the breathing training group than in the control group ( P < 0.001). In addition, patients with breathing training had shorter length of stay (6d [IQR 5–7] vs 8d [IQR 7–9]), lower hospital charges (7761 ± 1679 vs 8212 ± 1326), and higher patient satisfaction (9.46 ± 0.65 vs 9.21 ± 0.47) than those without. Conclusion: Perioperative breathing training may reduce the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications and preserve of arterial oxygenation after laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

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Perioperative breathing training to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A randomized controlled trial

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“…Exhaling through pursed lips helps to splint open the airways and reduce carbon dioxide retention and promote oxygenation. (35,36) Hence it can be concluded that the subjective improvement of dyspnoea in patients with COPD subjects could be result of contraction of core muscles during Pilates breathing which might have led to improvement in diaphragmatic function. Also exhalation through pursed lips might have helped to reduce dyspnoea.…”

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Effects of Pilates Breathing on Chest Expansion, Dyspnoea and Functional Capacity in COPD Patients - An Experimental Study

Wakde

Patil

2021

Int J Res Rev

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COPD is highly prevalent and not fully reversible. Hence there arises need for finding new significant treatment strategies for treating and preventing COPD. Pilates breathing is growing in both the area of fitness and rehabilitation, but there is scarcely any scientific research on Pilates breathing, particularly in the area related to respiration, with no research done in India. Pilates breathing if proved effective can be of great benefit in curing and rehabilitating respiratory conditions like COPD who present diaphragmatic muscle dysfunction, where it can be of maximum utility. Taking into consideration the progressive acceptance of the Pilates breathing and lack of its studies in COPD, the study was undertaken to study its effectiveness and inculcate it in routine rehabilitation of COPD patients if proven effective. Keywords: Pilates breathing, COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chest expansion, dyspnoea, functional capacity, experimental study.

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“…Pursed lip breathing increases airway pressure by tightening the lips, prevents the small airway from collapsing and closing, and reduces functional residual capacity. Breathing patterns are simultaneously improved, muscles are relaxed, and breathing times are prolonged, which increases the tidal volume, improving ventilation function and the gas exchange process (28). Patients with moderate to severe COPD are most likely to benefit from this type of breathing training (29,30).…”

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Expert consensus and operational guidelines on exercise rehabilitation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with integrating traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine

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The authors are accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.Open Access Statement: This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits the noncommercial replication and distribution of the article with the strict proviso that no changes or edits are made and the original work is properly cited (including links to both the formal publication through the relevant DOI and the license).

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Pursed Lip Breathing Exercise to Reduce Shortness of Breath

Cited by 19 publications

References 2 publications

Perioperative breathing training to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Perioperative breathing training to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Effects of Pilates Breathing on Chest Expansion, Dyspnoea and Functional Capacity in COPD Patients - An Experimental Study

Expert consensus and operational guidelines on exercise rehabilitation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with integrating traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine

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