Inflammation of the bronchi is a serious and dangerous disease that is diagnosed annually in 25 out of 100 children. In case of untimely treatment, there is a high probability of developing complications in the form of pneumonia or bronchial asthma. However, competent therapy, taking into account the form and severity of the pathology, helps to completely eliminate bronchitis and prevent possible consequences. IN childhood treatment should be comprehensive and include, in addition to taking medications, massage, breathing exercises and special physical exercises.

Principles of treatment of bronchitis in a child

The most important limitation in the treatment of inflammation of the bronchial mucosa in childhood is the inadmissibility of self-treatment. Only a qualified specialist should select medicines and prescribe any measures.

Bronchitis in children is a serious disease, the methods of treatment of which are determined by the pediatrician.

Bronchitis is treated in the following areas:

• suppression of infection;
• decrease in mucus secretion;
• withdrawal of sputum from the bronchi;
• elimination of concomitant symptoms (high fever, runny nose, diarrhea, etc.);
• general strengthening of the body.

The treatment regimen also takes into account the type of disease:

1. Acute and obstructive forms of bronchitis involve the elimination of respiratory failure.
2. In recurrent and chronic types of the disease, immunomodulating therapy is carried out.
3. With an allergic origin of the pathology, the most important thing is to exclude the contact of the child with the allergen.

Important! The pediatrician can prescribe a small patient and home treatment. However, if the child has signs of intoxication, the temperature exceeds 38 ° C and shortness of breath occurs, urgent hospitalization is necessary. This is especially true for newborns and children. early age due to inadequate functioning of the respiratory system.

Child care at home includes:

1. Medical therapy.
   

   In some cases, doctors prescribe antibiotics for children. This is acceptable if pathogenic bacteria have been added to the viral infection, or if various complications have appeared in the form of excessively high temperature and purulent discharge during coughing.

2. Creating an optimal indoor climate. It is necessary to regularly ventilate the room and maintain a comfortable temperature and humidity in it.
3. Correction of nutrition and lifestyle.
4. Inhalation with a nebulizer.
5. Exclusion of all possible allergens.

However, for a complete recovery, sometimes only a proper diet, antiviral and antibacterial therapy is not enough. To cleanse the bronchi are recommended:

• massage;
• physical exercise;
• breathing exercises.

They will help prevent possible Negative consequences and significantly reduce the course of therapy.

It is important to remember that complementary treatments for bronchitis will not replace medical treatment. Therefore, parents need to follow the recommendations of the doctor and coordinate all medical procedures with him.

Massage for inflammation of the bronchi

Increased production of mucus in the bronchi can lead to obstruction (obstruction) of the airways in a child. To prevent this serious complication, doctors prescribe massage, the tasks of which are also:

• liquefaction of sputum and increased drainage of the lungs, which contributes to a better withdrawal of mucous secretion and restoration of air permeability in the bronchial tree;
• improvement of blood circulation in the lung tissues, due to which there is an additional purification of the respiratory tract and nutrition of the bronchi with oxygen and useful substances;
• Improving the child's immunity due to the increased production of special cellular structures that cleanse the child's body from pathogenic microorganisms - viruses and bacteria.

Note! Before starting a massage, you should consult a doctor who will determine if there are any contraindications to this type of treatment. So, it is forbidden to do any physical manipulations at a high temperature in a child.

Rules for holding

1. Before the massage, the room is ventilated, making sure that the air temperature is constantly in the range from 20 to 25 ° C, and the humidity is not lower than 65%.
2. Carry out the procedure in the morning or evening (two hours before bedtime). Such a time frame is required so that the discharge of sputum does not prevent the child from falling asleep.
3. Manipulations are carried out one hour before or 2 hours after a meal. This will help prevent bloating, nausea, or vomiting.
4. To liquefy and better expectorate sputum, the child is given a mucolytic agent and a warm drink.

It is important to understand that an incorrectly performed procedure can only worsen the situation. If the child constantly catches a cold, coughs, parents should think about taking a course in baby massage.

vibratory

Vibration massage is especially recommended for acute bronchitis, as it helps to remove sputum that accumulates in large quantities in the bronchi and lungs. To carry it out, it is necessary to rhythmically tap on the back of the baby in the area of ​​​​the bronchi.

Massage for bronchitis improves sputum discharge and increases children's immunity

The rules for performing the procedure depend on the age of the baby. For children older than a year, they look like this:

1. We put the child with his tummy on the pillow so that the body lies entirely on the roller, and the head and legs hang freely.
2. We raise the legs a little, ensuring that the child's head is below the level of the body. In this case, the mucus will not accumulate in the bronchi, but will begin to come out.
3. Gently tap only the upper back and sides with the underside of the palm. In no case should you touch the spine or tap the child on the chest.

When conducting vibration massage in a child younger than a year, you need to be extremely careful. In order for the procedure to bring only benefit to the baby, it is important to follow the recommendations of doctors:

1. We put the baby on our knees (the position is the same as for older children on the pillow).
2. We knock with the middle and index fingers of the right hand on the palm of the left hand, located above the bronchial region.

A massage session lasts from 3 to 7 minutes (the duration depends on the age of the child and the severity of the disease). During breaks, give the baby vertical position to improve coughing.

Komarovsky about massage for bronchitis - video

drainage

Before the massage, the child is placed on a roller or a small pillow.

Drainage massage is indicated for simple and obstructive forms of acute bronchitis. For effective discharge of sputum, the child is placed on the stomach on a roller or a narrow pillow so that the head is lower than the body. The procedure consists of four consecutive steps.

1. First, rub the back to redness. So that the baby does not experience discomfort, you can use a baby cream.
2. We retreat from the spine by two to three centimeters and perform 20 tingling, catching up with the “wave”. We move from the bottom up - from the middle of the back to the throat.
3. We probe the intercostal cavities with the fingertips. We make such a passage 3-4 times in one session.
4. We tap the area of ​​the bronchi for no more than a minute with a palm folded in a boat. Then we stroke the back with the palms towards the shoulders.

After the manipulations, the baby should cough well, then it should be wrapped in a warm blanket and left in bed to “lie down”. Massage should not be performed if the child has a fever.

Drainage massage technique - video

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The essence of acupressure is the impact on strictly defined places on the human body. Points that help cure bronchitis are located on the neck, under the knees, behind the ears. Zones of influence are somewhat different in acute and chronic forms of pathology. This method very effective, but only a specialist should perform such manipulations.

Acupressure should be performed by a person with a special medical education

Honey

Natural honey is considered a very effective remedy for inflammation of the bronchi. It is useful both when taken orally and when used externally. However, before carrying out manipulations, it is necessary to make sure that the child is not allergic to honey. The procedure itself resembles a drainage form of massage.

1. We put the baby on the tummy and rub the back red.
2. We apply a small amount of heated honey to the bronchial area.
3. We pat on the back until the skin becomes completely dry, and the palms stop sticking to it.

Usually the duration of the procedure does not exceed 7 minutes. Then the baby must be rinsed with warm water, wrapped in a blanket and put to bed.

Canned

To perform such a massage, you will need medical cups. For a child over 5 years old (this method is contraindicated in infants and young children), two glass containers are enough. When performing the procedure, the following sequence of actions must be observed:

1. We lubricate the bronchial area with baby cream, petroleum jelly or olive oil.
2. To apply cans, we use a cotton swab (it is necessary to moisten it in alcohol and set it on fire). The jar will stick to the skin due to rarefied air.
3. We perform smooth sliding movements, making sure that the banks do not separate from the skin.

Note! Until now, pediatricians have not come to a consensus about the effectiveness of cupping massage. Therefore, be sure to consult a specialist before carrying out such manipulations.

Cupping massage is allowed for children from 5 years old

Breathing exercises

In inflammatory processes in the bronchi, breathing exercises are also indicated. The best time to start their implementation is the 3rd-4th day of illness, when the temperature returns to normal. Young children need to be interested in doing gymnastics by turning it into a game form.

A child under two years old will enjoy blowing soap bubbles or blowing paper boats in a bowl of water. In this case, the baby becomes the wind, which helps the "sailboats" to swim to the other "shore".

Blowing bubbles is good for bronchitis

Suitable for children over two years old special exercises, during which the following rules must be observed:

• inhale exclusively through the nose (if the nasal passages are blocked, you need to drip nasal drops);
• do not puff out your cheeks, at the beginning of the lesson you should hold them with your palms;
• while inhaling, the shoulders should remain motionless;
• long and smooth exhalation through the mouth.

A set of exercises for children over two years old (each should be repeated 4-6 times):

1. "Ball". Starting position: lying on your back, hands folded on your stomach. On inhalation, slowly inflate the stomach, like a balloon, and on exhalation, just as slowly blow it off.
2. "Wave". Starting position: lying on your back, legs together, arms along the body. While inhaling, raise your hands and take them back so as to touch the floor behind your head. Exhale to return to initial position. Performing the exercise, you need to pronounce the word "in-and-and-out."
3. "Growing big." Starting position: standing on your feet, feet together. Raise your arms to the sides and up. As you inhale, stand on your toes and stretch. As you exhale, take the starting position. Performing the exercises, you need to say "wow."

Parents should not worry if a sick child cannot perform such exercises for a long time. Even 10 minutes is enough to strengthen the respiratory muscles and deliver additional oxygen to the lungs.

Charging and exercise

Physiotherapy exercises help children cope with bronchitis faster and more efficiently. However, charging should be abandoned if the child has a high temperature. In the absence of heat, exercise therapy will only benefit due to:

• strengthening immunity;
• improve blood circulation;
• enhancing sputum output;
• restoration of drainage of the respiratory tract;
• reduce inflammation in the bronchial tree.

A set of exercises should be determined by the attending doctor after examining the child. Classes are recommended to be carried out in the exercise therapy group under the guidance of a trainer who is able to control the accuracy of the performance. If this is not possible, charging can be done at home.

Exercise therapy is combined with breathing exercises. First, the baby breathes “correctly”, then begins a warm-up, which consists of tilts and turns, squats, walking, alternately clapping his hands in front of him and behind his back for each exhalation.

For kids up to three years old, such a warm-up is enough. Older children are offered the following set of exercises:

1. Walk alternately on toes and heels for one to two minutes.
2. Lie on your back, put one hand along the body, the other behind the head. Change the position of the hands at a fast pace. The duration of the exercise is 15–20 seconds. It is necessary to do 3-4 approaches with breaks.
3. The starting position remains the same. Raise your legs and do the exercise "bicycle" for a minute.

Breathing and motor gymnastics for children from 3 to 5 years old - video

Fitball exercises

The gymnastic ball is allowed for the baby from the first weeks of life. Classes with a fitball, subject to safety precautions, will only benefit the child:

• strengthen the muscles of the abdomen and back;
• improve the breathing process;
• reduces inflammation in the airways.

Babies love fitball exercises, but they should not be tired, so the duration of the procedure should not exceed 10 minutes. You can simply swing the child on the ball or perform the following exercises with him:

1. Put the baby on his stomach and, holding his back, gently rock the ball forward, backward and to the sides.
2. Turn over on your back and perform the same movement.
3. Again put on the stomach, with the right hand press on the back and ass so that the child pushes off with his feet from the hand, like a spring.

During the exercise on the fitball, it is necessary to support and secure the child.

Fitball exercises strengthen the muscles of the abdomen and back and improve the child's breathing.

Treatment of inflammatory processes in the bronchi is complex. One cannot do without medicines, but one should not forget about such additional measures as massage, breathing exercises and physiotherapy exercises. They do not require financial costs, are carried out at home and significantly accelerate the recovery of the child. However, the independent appointment of these procedures is excluded, only the doctor will be able to competently draw up a course of therapy, taking into account the characteristics of children's health.

Bronchial asthma - many people consider this diagnosis a sentence and put an end to their active, joyful life. But is it really so gloomy? Is this disease really as terrible in the age of innovation and rapid development of medicine as before? Is hormone therapy really an obligatory and main component in the treatment at all stages of the disease? After all, there are others - non-drug methods of treating asthma, such as physiotherapy exercises (LFK) and breathing exercises.

Therapeutic exercise for bronchial asthma: is it necessary?

The inclusion of exercise therapy in the treatment regimen for all lung diseases is mandatory. Exercise therapy contributes to a milder course of the disease, reducing episodes of exacerbations and seizures. In addition, the technique does not require the use of special equipment. As a rule, exercises are prescribed to all patients who do not have contraindications during the period of remission of the disease.

The list of contraindications is small:

• concomitant cardiopulmonary insufficiency (heart rate above 120, respiratory rate over 25 per minute);
• acute infectious and viral diseases with a body temperature of 38 ° C or more.

Systematic classes contribute to:

• restoration of the physiological frequency and depth of breathing;
• normalization of the gas composition of the blood - an increase in the concentration of oxygen in the tissues, improving their nutrition;
• improvement of the ventilation capacity of the lungs;
• development of adaptive abilities of the organism;
• reduction of allergic reactions and a tendency to spasms of the bronchi.

All of the above results in a decrease in the severity of the disease, a decrease in respiratory failure, a reduction in the number of exacerbations and an improvement in the quality of life of the patient.

Methodology for performing physical exercises

When doing physiotherapy exercises, it is imperative to observe the principle of gradualness. Abrupt performance of a large complex of active physical exercises can provoke an attack of suffocation. You should go from smallest to largest.

For five days, the patient performs the initial - preparatory set of exercises, thereby gradually allowing his body to adapt and adapt to physical activity. Then you can proceed to the implementation of the main complex, more intense, which the patient uses throughout his life.

Introductory preparatory stage:

1. Sit on a chair with your back straight, inhale deeply through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Complete 4-8 sets.
2. Sit on a chair, slowly inhale. Raising your right hand, pause in your breath for 1-2 seconds, exhale, lowering your hand. Do the exercise with your left hand. Only 4-8 approaches.
3. Sit on the edge of a chair with your hands on your knees. Flex and extend the joints of the hands and feet. Complete 9-12 sets.
4. Sit on a chair, leaning against the back. Inhale as much as possible - exhale, then hold your breath for 1-2 seconds - exhale. Complete 4-8 sets.
5. Press your palms on your chest, cough, do 5-6 sets.
6. Sit on a chair, rest your fingers on your knees. Inhale through your nose - exhale through your mouth. Complete 4-8 sets.
7. Stand up, hands down "at the seams", inhale - raise the shoulder girdle, on the exhale - lower, 4-8 sets.
8. Sit comfortably in a chair, relax.

Main complex:

1. Stand up straight. Lean forward, arms relaxed. Inhale deeply through your nose, exhale through your mouth. Do 3-6 repetitions.
2. Stand up straight, press your hands to your body. Inhale through your nose, placing your hands under your armpits. As you exhale, raise your outstretched arms up. Relax, put your hands down. Do 4-6 reps.
3. The starting position is the same. Diaphragmatic breathing: inhale, inflating the stomach and sticking out the muscles, exhale - deflate the stomach and pull the muscles in. Run 1 minute.
4. Stand up straight, press your hands to your body. Inhale deeply, as you exhale, bend your right leg and pull your knee towards your chest. Do the exercise for the left leg. Just 4-6 times.
5. Sit on a chair, press your back against the back, arms along the body. Inhale, exhale, lean to the side, sliding your hand over your torso. Run to the other side. Just 4-6 times.

Breathing exercises for health

Breathing exercises are one of the oldest, but effective methods in the treatment of bronchial asthma and the prevention of the development of its complications. Thanks to full breathing, not only the lungs and bronchi are strengthened, but the whole body. Tissues and cells are saturated with oxygen, which normalizes their work and accelerates regeneration. In the lungs, with well-chosen breathing exercises, positive changes occur: the bronchi and bronchioles are cleared of accumulated mucus, bacteria and viruses in it. Improving muscle tone bronchial walls, their blood supply is normalized.

To get results from breathing exercises need regular practice. Exercise outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.

Breathing exercises has a number of contraindications:

• period of exacerbation of the disease;
• the presence of acute infectious and inflammatory diseases;
• exacerbation of diseases of other organs and systems;
• bad weather conditions.

The main types of exercises:

1. Exercise "Good morning". This exercise is performed in the morning without getting out of bed. Pull your knees close to your chest while exhaling slowly through your mouth. Straighten your legs, relax. Do 4-6 reps.
2. Balloon exercise. Stand up straight, inhale through your nose, strongly sticking out your stomach. Exhale sharply, pulling in your stomach. Do 6-8 reps.
3. Exercise "Hugs". Stand on your toes, stretch your arms out to the sides, parallel to the floor, tilt forward. Exhale deeply, at the same time sharply cross your arms on your chest, as if hugging yourself, hitting your shoulder blades with your hands, spread your arms again and repeat the exercise, continuing to exhale. Inhale and return to the starting position.
4. Tube exercise. Put a jar of water in front of you, take a straw, for example, from baby juice. Take a very deep breath through the tube, and then gradually exhale into the water. The exercise is performed 8-10 times a day for 5 minutes.
5. Balloon exercise. The bottom line is this: you need to inflate the balloon until it bursts. It is important not to overdo it: if you feel a slight dizziness, you must stop the exercise, sit down and breathe calmly - inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth.

It is also useful to use exercises with exhaling various vowels and consonants. At the initial stage, these are vowels (u, o, y), and at the training stage - consonants (z, w, w). Inhale deeply through your nose, exhale slowly, making a certain sound at this moment. Exhalation can last from 5 to 30 seconds.

Check out the basic exercises:

1. Stand straight, bend your arms at the elbow joints, inhale smoothly through your nose, spreading your elbows to the sides. Exhale and bring your elbows together. Pulling in the stomach, pronounce the sound "sh";
2. Stand up straight, inhale raise your shoulders, exhale - lower. Pronounce the sound "kha" at the same time;
3. Stand up straight, squeeze your chest with your palms, inhale through your nose. As you exhale, pronounce the following combinations of consonants: “pf”, “br”, “brrh”, “drrh”. Start with an exhalation of 5 seconds, gradually increasing to 30.

General breathing exercises - video

Yoga breathing exercises

In the East, correct breathing has been given an important role since ancient times. Yogis call it "complete". Full breathing is such breathing when all parts of the lung and adjacent muscles are involved in the act of inhalation and exhalation. It is on this breath that all yoga classes are based. To master it, do the following exercise: sit with your legs crossed under you - “in Turkish”. Inhale slowly through the nose, spreading straight arms to the sides. Try to feel the movement of air inside: first, the stomach is filled with it, then the chest, and finally, the air goes to the collarbones - to the most distant parts of the lungs. Hold your breath for 2-4 seconds, exhale slowly, bringing your hands to the starting position. Perform 3-5 repetitions.

A series of training exercises:

1. Stand up straight, inhale slowly through your nose. Exhale in small bursts. It is important that the exhalation be forced, you need to use the auxiliary respiratory muscles - the diaphragm and the press. Perform 3 times 5 sets per day.
2. Stand up straight, inhale deeply through your nose, raising your hands above your head. As you exhale, bend forward. Relax and return your hands to the starting position, uttering the sound “ha” at this moment. Perform 3-5 repetitions.
3. sound vibration. Inhale through your nose, exhaling a long "ee-ee-ee". Do 3-5 sets.

Yogis believe that these exercises cleanse the internal organs, give a feeling of lightness. Sound vibration is performed once a day. Regular practice is the key to success!

Basics of yoga therapy - video

Strelnikova's method

This technique has been successfully used in the treatment of ailments. respiratory system decades. The well-known surgeon-otorhinolaryngologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor Valentina Aleksandrovna Zagoryanskaya-Feldman wrote:

For more than thirty years I have been observing the magnificent therapeutic effect of Strelnikov's breathing exercises in singers and actors with various diseases voice device. It is useful for everyone and at any age, especially for children, with frequent colds and acute respiratory infections. By improving the overall metabolic processes, this breathing exercise strengthens the entire body of the child, making him healthy.

Respiratory gymnastics according to Strelnikova is built on the development of deep breathing - “breathing in the back”. All exercises consist in a combination of a sharp, forced inhalation through the nose, combined with a certain movement, and a passive exhalation.

It is preferable to start doing exercises with a physiotherapist or pulmonologist, but you can try it yourself, with the help of detailed instructions and video tutorials.

The main set of exercises

1. Exercise "Palms". Stand straight, bend your elbows and lift - parallel to the chest. Fists are unclenched, palms are located away from you. Take four quick, forced, loud breaths through your nose, clenching your palms into fists with each. Relax and lower your arms, rest for 3-4 seconds. Do 6 sets. At first, you may feel a little dizzy - this is normal and will pass fairly quickly. If discomfort persists, do the exercise while sitting.
2. Exercise "Pushers". The initial position is standing, feet shoulder-width apart, fingers clenched into fists, located on the lower back. Take a quick, forced breath through your nose, straighten your arms, unclenching and spreading your fingers, as if throwing something down. As you exhale, return to the starting position. Perform 8 times, 12 repetitions.
3. Exercise "Hug your shoulders." It is performed standing, feet shoulder-width apart, hands folded one on top of the other, as if sitting at a desk, located at shoulder level. Inhale sharply through the nose, placing the hands on the area of ​​the shoulder joints, tilt the head slightly back. Hold your breath for 3-4 seconds, then exhale passively through your mouth.
4. Exercise "Inhale-Exhale". This exercise is most effective for preventing seizures. Stand straight, leaning forward slightly, press your chin to your chest. Take a short, sharp breath through the nose, straighten slightly, but not completely - exhale. Do as many inhale-exhale sets as your condition allows. Between sets, pause for 3-5 seconds.
5. Exercise "Steps" Starting position - standing, feet shoulder-width apart. Bend the left leg at the knee joint, lifting it up to the level of the abdomen, pull the socks to the floor. At the same time, squat slightly on your right leg. Take a forced breath through your nose. Exhale - return your legs to the starting position. Do the exercise with your right leg.
   Remember to squat slightly on one leg so that the other leg easily rises to the level of the stomach. Do 8 sets. If necessary, you can take a break between sets of 8-10 seconds. If there is a leg injury, thrombophlebitis of the vessels of the lower extremities, the exercise is performed while sitting, after consulting a vascular surgeon.

Respiratory gymnastics Strelnikova - video

Buteyko system

This method was invented in 1952 by physiologist Konstantin Buteyko and has been successfully used to this day. The author believes that diseases such as bronchial asthma, various allergies, hypertension, coronary disease - occur due to hyperventilation of the body. With a deep breath, the concentration of oxygen does not increase, but the concentration of carbon dioxide decreases. The lack of CO 2 leads to spasm of the smooth muscles of the bronchi, blood vessels, intestines, bile ducts. Due to spasm, less blood flows to the organs and tissues, respectively, there is also less oxygen. A vicious circle starts - chronic oxygen starvation develops.

The essence of the technique is to increase the time between breaths - to reduce the number of breaths per minute. In the pauses between breaths, the body rests, and the missing carbon dioxide accumulates. To achieve results, the patient will have to overcome many difficulties. At first, it may be a slight discomfort, a feeling of lack of air, a decrease in appetite. At more advanced stages, there may be a complete aversion to exercise, a sharp weight loss, vomiting, joint pain, nosebleeds. All this only means that you are on the right track.

The purpose of the lesson: to learn the right shallow breathing. You should spend no more than three seconds on inhalation, no more than four seconds on exhalation. The pause between them is 3-5 seconds.

Basic exercises:

1. Shallow breathing with the “tops” of the lungs: inhale, exhale, pause for five seconds, 10 sets.
2. Breathing with the diaphragm and chest: inhale and exhale for 7.5 seconds, pause - 5 seconds, 10 sets
3. Massage with fingertips of the reflexogenic points of the nose at the height of holding the breath. 1 approach.
4. Breath right, then left nostril. 10 approaches.
5. Inhale and exhale for 7.5 seconds, pause - 5 seconds, while inhaling - draw in the stomach, while exhaling - push forward. 10 approaches.
6. Deep ventilation of the lungs - 12 extremely deep breaths in 60 seconds (5 seconds each). At the end, you need to do the maximum breath holding on a full exhalation (1 time).
7. Rare breath (by levels):

   First level. For 60 seconds: inhale, exhale, breaks for 5 seconds (four sets per minute).

   Second level. For 120 seconds: inhale - 5 seconds, pause - 5 seconds, exhale - 5 seconds, break - 5 seconds (three sets per minute).

   Third level. For 180 seconds: inhale - 7.5 seconds, break - 5 seconds, exhale - 7.5 seconds, break - 5 seconds (two sets per minute).

   Fourth level. For 240 seconds: inhale - break - exhale - break - all for 10 seconds (the ultimate goal is one breath per minute).

8. Double breath hold. The longest period without breathing is on exhalation, then on inspiration. (1 approach).
9. The greatest period without breathing in a sitting position (4-10 approaches).
10. The longest period without breathing when walking in place (5-10 approaches).
11. The longest period without breathing during squats (5–10 approaches).
12. Shallow breathing (5-10 minutes).

Having done the exercises, you should take a comfortable position, relax, perform chest breathing, each time reducing the amplitude of respiratory movements until breathing becomes imperceptible.

Performing Buteyko exercises - video

Features of classes for children

Experts believe that the early start of classes and the young age of the child give greater chances of success.

Exercise therapy and breathing exercises are allowed from the age of three and have the same contraindications as for older people. Exercises are similar to exercises for adults, only carried out with a child in the form of a game.

It is desirable that the child masters the exercises for the first time together with the doctor of physiotherapy exercises, in the presence of parents. At home, you will know exactly how to perform this or that exercise correctly. The main task is to teach the child to breathe through the nose, to master breath holding, to overcome discomfort during hypoxia in the initial stages of training.

Important: do not rush! Consistency and a positive attitude are the keys to your success. On average, it takes about one and a half months to master a set of exercises with a baby.

Summing up, let's say that bronchial asthma is not a sentence. It all depends on you - on your desire to be healthy, on your perseverance and, of course, self-confidence. Compliance with all these conditions will certainly help to overcome a formidable disease. Be healthy!

Currently, pathological conditions on the part of the organs of the respiratory system occupy the first place in the structure of morbidity. One of the most frequently reported diseases are COPD and pneumonia. Given the severity of the condition, patients with these pathologies need complex therapy. Therapeutic exercise is an integral part of the treatment of such patients.

Therapeutic physical culture refers to methods of therapy and rehabilitation with the help of special physical exercises, which are selected individually for each patient. The scope of this type of treatment is quite voluminous. It is prescribed for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, after injuries and surgical interventions, with disorders of the central nervous system.

Exercise therapy for diseases of the respiratory system is used to normalize the function of external respiration, and also activates the immune system, improves blood circulation in damaged areas, reduces the inflammatory process and bronchospasm, improves sputum discharge and generally has a strengthening effect on the body. Since medicinal physical procedures have a significant effect on the restoration of the physiological type of breathing, their use is especially recommended for people with chronic diseases of the respiratory system.

Types of medical physical procedures

Exercise therapy includes a large number of various methods of therapy, they must be chosen based on the nature of the underlying disease, as well as assessing the general condition of the patient.

List of main therapeutic exercises:

• Gymnastic: respiratory and musculoskeletal.
• Sports and applied.
• Mobile or sports games.

Gymnastic exercises are a significant component of exercise therapy for diseases of the respiratory system. There are statistical trainings, which consist in the correct setting of breathing, and dynamic ones, in which movements are also added to breathing exercises. top torso.

The complex of such exercises is selected individually for each patient.

Therapeutic training during pneumonia (bed rest)

Classes exercise for lung diseases, patients are allowed from the third or fifth day from the onset of the disease, after normalization of the general body temperature and with a decrease in the clinical symptoms of the inflammatory process. During this period, it is permissible to perform respiratory and dynamic (small and medium muscle groups are involved) training.

When performing these exercises, a person lies on his back or turns to his side. Therapeutic exercise consists in combining diaphragmatic breathing with raising or abducting the patient's arms (legs) during inhalation, followed by a return to the starting position.

Exercises are performed slowly, with a duration not exceeding 10-15 minutes, three times a day, each workout is repeated four to eight times.

When conducting breathing exercises, it is important to control the heart rate: it should not increase by more than 5-10 beats / min compared to the values ​​measured before exercise therapy.

Therapeutic training during pneumonia (ward and general modes)

The patient is transferred to a ward or semi-bed rest already on the fifth or seventh day of treatment. The complex of exercises remains the same as at the beginning of classes, but their frequency increases from eight to ten times, and the average duration reaches 15–30 minutes.

Charging can be done sitting or standing, walking is added to the exercises listed earlier, so large muscle groups are involved. During therapeutic training, the heart rate can increase by 10-15 beats / minute from the initial level.

The next stage of regime expansion takes place no earlier than 7-10 days. Patients are allowed to exercise on simulators, increase the duration of walking. The complex of breathing exercises remains the same, but the load and duration of the session increase (up to 40 minutes on average), while an increase in heart rate up to 100 beats / minute is acceptable. Workouts are performed from a standing starting position using a gymnastic stick or gymnastic stuffed ball.

Therapeutic training for pleurisy

Pleurisy is a disease that is associated with the appearance of fibrin on the surface of the pleura or the accumulation of fluid in its cavity. The choice of exercise therapy method directly depends on the form of the disease. In addition to the properties listed above, exercise therapy has a significant role in preventing the formation of adhesions and fibrous cords during inflammation of the pleural sheets. The main task of therapeutic exercises is to increase the excursion of the lungs, since this leads to stretching of the pleura.

Study therapeutic gymnastics with pleurisy, it is allowed from the second or third day from the start of treatment. To prevent the formation of adhesions, patients are recommended to perform side bends of the upper body opposite the affected side, while combining them alternately with inhalation and exhalation.

At first, the exercises are performed with low intensity, but as the patient's condition improves and the regimen expands, the duration of the exercises increases and their number decreases throughout the day.

In the presence of a pain syndrome, classes are not canceled, but only their duration is reduced to 5-7 minutes during each hour.

Therapeutic training for chronic diseases

Therapeutic physical training in diseases of the respiratory organs with a chronic course is similar in basic principles to the methods of exercise therapy in acute conditions, but it also has its own characteristics.

With pulmonary emphysema, exercises are added to these workouts, based first on relaxing the muscles of the legs, and then the arms, chest. This procedure must be performed several times a day.

It is also important to conduct training aimed at strengthening the vibration of the chest: statistical breathing exercises are combined with the pronunciation of words that contain the letter "r". This procedure has a strong effect on improving sputum discharge.

Another method that has an expectorant effect is drainage exercises. During their implementation, the discharge of bronchial secretions increases, and its accumulation also decreases. This effect is achieved when the patient takes a characteristic position: the person lies on his back so that the level of the pelvis is above the level of the head (Trendelenburg's position).

It must be taken into account that this position can lead to an increase in intracranial pressure, increase the risk in people with cardiovascular pathology. It is categorically contraindicated to carry out drainage exercises for people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries and suffering from brain diseases.

Contraindications

• DN III Art.
• The patient has hemoptysis.
• Intractable asthmatic attack.
• Accumulation in the pleural cavity of a large volume of fluid.
• Lung atelectasis.
• Marked dyspnea.
• Increased heart rate more than 120 beats / min.
• Febrile body temperature (above 38 degrees).

Respiratory gymnastics for diseases of the respiratory system is prescribed by the attending physician to the patient only if he does not have all of the above conditions, since the implementation of physiotherapy exercises in this case will significantly aggravate the situation.

Therapeutic massage: general information

Massage for diseases of the respiratory system is used for the purpose of a reflex effect on the respiratory system. This procedure stimulates the flow of oxygen and eliminates hypoxia. Massaging the chest area accelerates the resorption of the inflammatory focus, strengthens the respiratory muscles, and prevents the development of adhesions.

There are the following types of massage, which are aimed at improving sputum discharge:

1. percussion. The principle of this type of technique is to tap with the palm of your hand in the chest area. Its effectiveness lies in the sharp compression of air between the surface of the chest and the palm, which leads to exfoliation of sputum from the walls of the bronchi.
2. Vibrating. It is often prescribed to patients with pneumonia and it consists in performing quick vibrational movements with the palms of both hands, when they are applied to the surface of the chest.

Usually both types of massage are combined with drainage exercises by increasing the effectiveness of the procedure.

Contraindications for these types of massage are the presence of bleeding or effusions in the pleural cavity, heart and lung failure, as well as empyema or oncological diseases.

Massage is not prescribed in the acute phase of the inflammatory process.

The principle of massage for pneumonia

From the first days of the procedures, the anterior and lateral surfaces of the chest are massaged by stroking and rubbing. After 2-4 days, you can also massage the back of the chest. Patting or tapping in the suprascapular region and lateral sections is added to stroking and rubbing.

Massage is carried out with increasing intensity, on average, its course takes 12-15 days. The duration of one procedure is usually 7–10 minutes; upon its completion, the patient is recommended to perform a set of breathing exercises.

Exercise therapy and massage for diseases of the respiratory system are included in the rehabilitation course and effectively complement the main treatment. Exercises are selected for each patient on an individual basis and correspond to his age, severity of the condition and type of disease.

In the presence of serious diseases of the lungs or bronchi, before mastering the complex of exercises, of course, it is necessary to consult a doctor.
Breathing exercises are mastered in three stages. When performing each exercise, it is important to mentally imagine the nature of the movement, its connection with breathing and the pace of execution. The system of exercises was proposed by I.B. Temkin, O.A. Sheinberg and P.I. Anikeev. It should not be seen as something obligatory and unchanging. After a phased solid development, these exercises can be included separately in complexes. morning exercises, in other self-study physical education, they can be performed during walks and, of course, during work breaks.
When mastering gymnastics, practice outdoors or on a balcony, in a bedroom with an open window and, if possible, alone. Practice daily, 20 minutes every day is better than an hour 2 times a week. The clothes are soft, loose, not restricting movements. Music is optional, not rhythmic music, but Chopin or Tchaikovsky will help to relax and switch.
FIRST STAGE
The development of the first stage usually requires 10-12 independent lessons with a gradual increase in the duration of the exercises. With the help of an experienced physical therapy methodologist, you can master everything three times faster.
A. STATIC breathing exercises (lying on your back, side, sitting and standing):
1. Rhythmic nasal breathing with a closed mouth at the usual pace (duration 30-60 seconds).
2. The same with a mental count of the number of inhalations and exhalations through the nose in 15-30-60 s.
3. Rhythmic breathing through one nostril with the other nostril clamped by hand, alternately 3-4 times (30-60 s).
4. Abdominal breathing. Trying to keep the chest motionless, while inhaling, they protrude the front wall of the abdomen as much as possible, especially its lower part. During exhalation, the abdominal wall is vigorously drawn in. For visual control of the correctness of movements, the hands are on the chest and abdomen (4-8-12 times).
5. Chest breathing. Trying to keep the front wall of the abdomen motionless, while inhaling, expand the chest as much as possible. When exhaling, the chest is vigorously compressed. Breathe through your nose. For control, the hands are located on the sides of the chest (4-8-12 times).
6. Full breath. During inhalation, the chest is expanded with a simultaneous protrusion of the anterior wall of the abdomen. Exhalation begins with a vigorous inhalation abdominal wall followed by chest compressions. Breathe through your nose. For control, one hand is on the chest, the other on the stomach (4-8-12 times).
7. Exercise in an arbitrary slowing of the rhythm of breathing and its simultaneous deepening. Breathe through the nose (30-60-120 s).
B. DYNAMIC breathing exercises (only one in the first step):
1. Uniform nasal breathing combined with walking at a slow pace (in place or in motion). It can be carried out in the form of an imitation of walking from the initial positions lying or sitting. Exhale a few longer than inhalation, both phases are performed for a certain number of steps (60-120-180 s).
SECOND STAGE
At the first stage, one had to consistently learn static breathing exercises in order to consciously master the mechanism of breathing and the ability to control it. At the second stage, the use of static breathing exercises of the first stage and additional static exercises, as well as dynamic exercises. At this stage, special attention is paid to the ability to arbitrarily change the rhythm, pace and amplitude of respiratory movements. To master it, it usually takes 10-12 independent lessons with a gradual increase in the duration of the exercises.
A. STATIC breathing exercises (lying on your back, on your side, sitting and standing):
1. Even breathing with inhalation through the nose and jerky, in 2-3 doses, exhalation through the mouth (3-6 times).
2. Uniform breathing with inhalation through the nose and an extended exhalation through the mouth with the pronunciation of vowels or consonants (3-6 times).
3. Way of breathing with oncoming movements. During inhalation rib cage expands, and the stomach retracts, during exhalation, the chest contracts, and the stomach protrudes. Perform the exercise rhythmically, without tension and silently. Breathe through the nose (4-8-12 times). This exercise is borrowed from Chinese breathing exercises.
4. Slow breath in through the nose, exhale in one quick movement through the mouth, then hold the breath for 3-5 seconds (4-8 times).
5. Quick deep breath in through the mouth, slow exhalation through the nose (4-8 times).

1. Lying on your back, sitting or standing. Hands down, feet together. Raising the arms through the sides up - inhale, return to the starting position, exhale (3-6 times).
2. Sitting or standing. Hands to the side. Voluntary breathing while rotating the arms in shoulder joints forward and backward, alternately 4 times in each direction (4-6 times).
3. Sitting or standing. Feet shoulder-width apart, arms bent, hands clenched into fists. Strikes that imitate boxing strikes. Breathing is uniform (8-10 times with each hand).
4. Lying on your back, sitting or standing. Feet together, hands on waist. Leading the straight leg to the side and returning to the starting position - inhale, pause - exhale (6-8 times in each direction).
5. Lying on your back, sitting or standing. The legs are extended together, the arms are lowered. Alternate bending of the legs at the knee joints. When performing the exercise - exhale, when returning to the starting position - inhale (6-8 times with each leg).
6. Sitting or standing. Feet shoulder width apart, arms along the body. Torso forward - exhale, return to the starting position - inhale (4-8 times).
7. Lying, sitting or standing. Feet together, arms to the sides. Body tilts to the side. When performing the exercise, exhale, when returning to the starting position, inhale (4-8 times in each direction).
THIRD STAGE
The third stage is the development of breathing skills under conditions of increased load, the development correct breathing when performing household and professional loads. Classes include breathing exercises during long walks, sports exercises or games, etc. The duration of the development of this stage is more significant - 30-35 self-study.
A. STATIC breathing exercises
Starting position - standing, feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, tailbone, heels and crown - on the same line; look straight ahead, relax and lower your shoulders, fold your hands on your stomach.
I. Mastering the rules of diaphragmatic breathing: when inhaling, lower the diaphragm, slightly protrude the stomach, while exhaling - retract; exhalation is slightly longer than inhalation; breathe evenly, through your nose, at your usual pace; adjust the movement to the breath, and not vice versa.
II. The actual exercises.
1. Follow diaphragmatic breathing by closing your eyes, which will help you focus. Do not hurry! Practice only breathing until it becomes natural for you, and only then add new movements.
2. Bend your knees as you exhale, straighten them as you inhale. Move up and down continuously adjusting to the breath. The lower you squat, the greater the load.
3. Imagine that your hands are on an air cushion: palms are at shoulder level, fingers “look” down, elbows are slightly lowered, do not pinch your armpits. While exhaling, squat, hands drop to the level of the hips, as if you are stroking the air. As you inhale, rise, hands also move up (at first, to control breathing, you can leave one hand on your stomach).
B. DYNAMIC breathing exercises:
1. Lying on your back. Feet together, arms arbitrarily (depending on the strength of the abdominal muscles). The transition to a sitting position - exhale, return to the starting position - inhale (6-8-12 times).
2. Standing. Feet together, hands on waist. Squat - exhale, return to the starting position - inhale (6-10-15 times).
3. Standing. Feet together, hands on waist. Jumps - uniform breathing (20-40-60 times).
4. Uniform breathing when running in place or in motion at a slow and medium pace (30-60 seconds).
5. Profound nasal breathing when walking up the stairs, along the planned route.
6. Breathing while swimming - through the mouth; shortened vigorous inhalation and lengthened exhalation.

With wishes of perseverance and patience - indispensable components of success
V.V. Vasilenko, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor

About the benefits morning exercises They talk a lot, but we know little about breathing exercises. For some reason, it is associated with yoga. In fact, such gymnastics is a kind of aerobic training which has a number of advantages. People can do it different ages, with various pathologies and levels of physical fitness.

The benefits of breathing exercises have long been proven by scientists. It is recommended even for the very weakened and seriously ill as a rehabilitation. In addition, it does not require equipment and costs. What is breathing exercises, and what can it give the body, and in particular our heart and blood vessels?

The positive impact of breathing exercises

Methods of long inhalations and exhalations, breath holdings, author's breathing exercises, lead to the following changes in the body:

• heart cells and blood are supplied with oxygen as much as possible;
• due to the correct movement of the diaphragm, the abdominal cavity is massaged;
• during full breathing, the heart is released from excessive pressure on it from the lungs and diaphragm;
• enhances gas exchange;
• artificial hypoxia is created for subsequent inhalation enhancement;
• during hypoxia, the vessels of the brain and coronary vessels expand;
• the volume of the lungs increases;
• regulated heart rate;
• the nervous system calms down;
• stress is relieved;
• there is a training of the cardiovascular system;
• improves blood supply to the heart.

Therapeutic effect of breathing exercises

The work of the cardiovascular system is very dependent on the oxygen content in the blood and the state of the pulmonary system. It is due to a decrease, and then a strong increase in the oxygen content in the blood, that the processes in the cardiovascular system are activated. Normal blood supply to the heart and the expansion of the coronary vessels allows you to get rid of obsessive angina attacks. Due to the improvement of the work of the heart and an increase in cardiac output, the swelling of the lower extremities, the face, associated with heart failure, disappears. Thanks to gymnastics, stagnation in the lungs also disappears.

The hearts quite successfully get rid of tachycardia and arrhythmia. The disturbed blood supply to the brain improves. Due to the regulation of the central nervous system, anxiety and excessive excitability go away. In hypertension, hypoxia, which is created during prolonged exhalation, allows you to expand blood vessels and lower blood pressure on the vascular wall. This normalizes the pressure levels and prevents them from rising again. Moreover, all these processes occur naturally and are controlled by our consciousness. With proper breathing, chronic fatigue also disappears, there is an increase in activity and efficiency. Qigong short breathing techniques and the so-called Taoist breathing are especially useful for the heart.

Contraindications for breathing exercises

There are also contraindications to breathing exercises. These are the following cases:

• brain injury;
• severely increased uncontrolled pressure;
• radiculitis;
• some spinal injuries;
• pronounced osteochondrosis;
• acute thrombophlebitis;
• post-infarction condition;
• bleeding;
• mental illness;
• serious somatic pathologies.

In all these cases, only a doctor can prescribe a set of breathing exercises.

We often simply do not know about the existence of such methods and use powerful drugs instead. But you can try breathing exercises and get rid of many diseases that interfere with a full life forever.

Light breath of beauty

"Everyone hears how he breathes,

As he breathes, so he writes .... "

(Bulat Okudzhava)

In the arsenal of tools that we use, trying to be healthy, look younger and more beautiful, very often we miss such an important tool as breathing.

It seemed that it could be more natural than breathing, we don’t even think about it and notice it only when we don’t have enough air and it becomes difficult to breathe. But our body is not at all indifferent to how we breathe, superficially or with full breasts, speeded up or slowly - it depends on this how much oxygen enters the blood.

If our blood is fully enriched with oxygen, the body effectively gets rid of toxins, immunity is strengthened, the process of wound healing is faster, nerve fibers are strengthened, the skin becomes elastic and beautiful.

Of course, all this depends not only on the correctness of breathing, there are other important factors, but also on breathing, but we pay much less attention to it than, say, choosing a diet or cosmetics. But in vain! Breathing in a certain way, you can achieve a variety of goals, cope with various ailments and disorders of life.

There are a huge number of systems and methods of breathing exercises.. from general strengthening and universal Chinese Qi Gong and Indian Pranayama to Buteyko breathing exercises that help with asthma. Is there some more paradoxical breathing technique according to Strelnikova. It was designed to restore and expand the vocal range of professional singers, but the range of problems for which this technique has been effective has subsequently greatly expanded, here bronchial asthma, chronic pneumonia, Chronical bronchitis, chronic runny nose and sinusitis, hypotension, heart failure, arrhythmia, stuttering, osteochondrosis. According to the testimony of people involved in this gymnastics, it also helps with vegetovascular dystonia, angina pectoris, varicose veins and some women's diseases.

The question arises, with the help of which breathing exercises can you most effectively lose weight, improve your skin, and look younger? Maybe there are special sets of breathing exercises designed specifically for this purpose? Yes, there are such techniques!

Wisdom of the East

About what miracles can be achieved by performing certain breathing exercises, in the East they have known for a long time. So, in the medical books of ancient China it is written that with strict observance of the rules of breathing, you can live up to 360 years. Well, maybe 360 ​​years is an exaggeration, but even now in Chinese sanatoriums, breathing exercises are often the main method of treatment for many diseases and disorders in the body.

There are also special breathing exercises for weight loss in China - jianfei gymnastics . the name can be translated as "lose fat". The complex is very simple and consists of only three exercises - "Wave", "Frog" and "Lotus". But not surprisingly, doing them daily, preferably 3 times a day, you can get rid of excess weight in a very short time, and in general improve your health.

The first exercise in the complex - "Wave"- dulls the feeling of false hunger and fights excessive appetite. In the classic version, it is performed lying down (although you can sit, stand, or walk). So, we lay down on the mat on our back, legs bent at the knees (90 degrees between the thigh and lower leg), feet on the floor, one palm on the chest, the other on the stomach. When performing breathing movements, they will help us a little.

When inhaling, we straighten and fill the chest and draw in the stomach, while exhaling, on the contrary, we inflate the stomach, and lower the chest. This is where the wave comes in! The pace of breathing is normal for you, you do not need to speed up or slow down. But if you get a little dizzy, breathe more slowly. For starters, 40 full cycles (inhale-exhale) are enough, then you can bring them up to 60 and perform them only when you feel an attack of false hunger.

Second exercise "Frog". It is performed while sitting on a chair. The knees are apart shoulder-width apart, the angle between the thigh and lower leg is 90-70 degrees. We clench the left hand into a fist and cover it with the right palm (for men, vice versa), put our elbows on our knees, and rest our foreheads on the fist. Now you can close your eyes and relax. Think positive and smile.

When you are fully tuned in, you can start the exercise, eyes closed. Focus, now is the most important thing! We take a free breath through the nose and draw air into the abdomen without weakening attention. Now exhale slowly and lightly through your mouth. The abdomen gradually becomes relaxed and soft.

Again we take a slow breath through the nose, Bottom part the abdomen is gradually filled with air and swells, hold your breath for 2 seconds, then again one additional short breath and begin to slowly exhale.

The sequence is: inhale-exhale-inhale-hold-short inhale-exhale. Why "frog"? It's simple - the stomach swells when breathing, and stretch like a frog, while the chest is motionless. The exercise should be performed for about 15 minutes, 3 times a day (except for critical days).

Performing the “Frog” improves metabolism (hence weight loss), stimulates blood circulation, improves tone, and besides, it is a wonderful massage. internal organs and improved skin condition.

The third exercise of the complex - "Lotus". The Lotus Pose is well known to everyone who has done yoga at least a little. So, we sit down in the Lotus position, you can just on the buttocks, legs in front of you crosswise, left leg over the right (for men, vice versa). You can perform the exercise while sitting on a chair, as in the "Frog".

Put your hands on your feet in front of your stomach (or on your knees), palms facing up. Straighten your lower back slightly, lower your shoulders, chin down, eyes closed, the tip of your tongue touches the upper palate, relax your body and soul, think about the good.

The first stage of the exercise, 5 minutes, - we control the process of breathing. We breathe deeply, easily, naturally, silently, the movements of the chest and abdomen are imperceptible. Second stage, 5 minutes - control the exhalation. We inhale naturally, we do not control it, but when we exhale we try to relax, and we exhale the air deeply, evenly, for a long time. Third stage, 10 minutes - not in control of breathing. neither inhale nor exhale. We breathe naturally, but with all this we keep the feeling that there is breath, it is nearby, try not to be distracted by extraneous thoughts, if they arise, do not pay attention to them, just switch to the feeling of breathing. The exercise can be performed in combination with the "Frog", or separately, at any time (morning, afternoon, evening). This simple meditation serves to calm and relax, improves metabolism, relieves fatigue, and improves appearance.

Rationality of the West

most popular breathing technique to gain harmony, vigor and health, which today is offered by the rational and pragmatic West, is the Bodyflex technique.

The essence of the Bodyflex technique is deep breathing plus exercises for flexibility and muscle strengthening. In total, there are 26 exercises in the complex, of which the first 12 are most often performed, each exercise is designed to strengthen a specific muscle group. For example, the exercise "lion" for the muscles of the face - " ugly grimace” for the muscles of the neck, and the exercise “Seiko” is designed to strengthen the muscles of the outer side of the thighs, etc.

At the heart of each exercise is belly breathing, or diaphragmatic breathing. This is a more physiological and correct breathing, which we breathed in childhood, but with age, we forgot this way of breathing and switched to chest breathing. With deep diaphragmatic breathing, the blood is well saturated with oxygen, all the cells of the body are self-purified, the body becomes strong, and immunity increases.

Breathing in Bodyflex is performed in 5 stages and begins with an exhalation:

- exhale (pull in the stomach),

- a strong breath (stick out the stomach),

- strong exhalation

- hold the breath

- lower your head (if the exercises are done not lying down), pull in your stomach and take the main pose. Holding your breath, stay in the accepted position for 8-10 seconds.

To be successful and maximum effect, there is a prerequisite: do this breathing exercises every day for 15 minutes in the morning on an empty stomach!

Well, it's up to you to choose a set of breathing exercises that best suits you, and spend some of your free time doing these exercises on a daily basis. A positive result will not keep you waiting - harmony, vigor, beautiful healthy skin and a great mood every day!

The benefits of breathing exercises for the heart

Correct breathing is the basis of good health, it is very effective method improving the general condition of the body. Today, there are a huge number of different techniques that teach effective proper breathing. Of particular relevance is inherent in respiratory gymnastics in cases of implantation of a pacemaker.

Since pacemakers regulate the heart rate, breathing exercises for the heart will improve its performance. Therefore, mastering proper breathing is one of the main recommendations of cardiologists after implantation. Despite the fact that a number modern models pacemakers can prevent the occurrence of arrhythmias, breathing exercises can be more effective and enjoyable

In a number of effective methods that prevent the risk of cardiovascular diseases, this one occupies one of the key places. Breathing exercises for the heart contribute to the overall improvement of the body, improve lung function, and strengthen the immune system. If there are negative ECG indicators, they can be improved. You can also use the technique in question during pregnancy, so you can more effectively deal with attacks of toxicosis, stabilize the nervous system and saturate the cells of the body with oxygen.

Technique "Breathing of Taoists".

Taoists believe that it is in the heart that the emotional state of a person is located. That is why his mind must always be kept clean. It is also very important to support the heart, since the organ in question functions without stopping. Healing sound exercises can greatly help in solving these problems.

The technique under consideration begins with a healing heart sound, which sounds like H-A-U-U-U-U-U-U. while bending to the right. The first part of the exercise must be performed while inhaling, and the second at the exit in a sitting position.

1. It is necessary to sit straight, hands should be freely lowered, palms, at the same time, turned outward. The attention of the performer must be concentrated on the heart.

2. Along the sides, hands should be raised in parallel with inhalation. Next, interlace your fingers and follow them with your eyes.

3. Then, palms up, twist the joined hands and pull the arms up, especially the base of the palms. Now bend slightly at the waist right side to better stretch the side where the heart is located.

4. Open your eyes wide, round your lips and barely audibly say a healing sound H-A-U-U-U-U-U-U with slow exhalation.

5. Imagine that the heart is in an enveloping bag. Now, along with the healing sound, excess heat and negative emotions that have accumulated during the day come out of all the pores of the enveloping tissue. Imagine that your heart is surrounded by a glow of red.

6. Complete the exhalation, open the fingers and slowly lower them through the sides to the starting position.

7. Stay in this position for a while and imagine how the heart is filled with pure, bright energy.

Do the exercise at least three times. If you are depressed, such breathing exercises will cheer you up, support the functionality of the heart muscle.